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Historical  Sketch  of  the  Old  Chapel 

Decoration  Day  Address 

"A  Gentleman  of  Verona" 

The  Cemetery  Record 


Copyright,  1906,  by 
Charles  Randolph  Hughes 


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The  following  Historical  Sketch  of  the  Old  Chapel  was  written  by  Capt.  William 
N.  Nelson,  and  was  delivered  by  him  as  an  address  at  the  Anniversary  Celebration  on 
September  7,  1890.     First  published  in  The  Clarke  Courier,  October  9,  1890. 

IT  is  difficult  to  realize  how  completely  the  events  which 
interest  us  now,  and  make  an  important  part  of  our  active 
lives,  will  be  obliterated  in  the  short  space  of  two  or  three 
generations.  Even  the  passing  away  of  one  generation  is 
sufficient  to  efface  the  recollection  of  events  thought  lightly  of  at 
the  time  of  their  occurrence,  but  of  so  much  interest  when  all 
the  actors  in  them  have  passed  away  and  time  has  enveloped 
them  in  uncertainty. 

IN  this  era  of  centennial  celebrations  it  has  occurred  to  us  that, 
it  is  well  to  mark,  in  some  appropriate  way,  the  hundredth 
year  of  this  venerable  building.  No  better  method  of  doing 
this  has  occurred  to  us  than  to  gather  up  the  fragments  and 
rescue  from  oblivion  such  facts  as  remain  to  us  of  its  past 
history. 

FROM  want  of  accurate  records  we  are  forced  to  assume  the 
centennial  year.     As  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  this  building 

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was  erected  in  the  Year  of  Our  Lord  1790 — just  one  hundred 
years  ago. 

IN  his  "Old  Churches  and  Families  of  Virginia,"  Bishop 
Meade  writes:  "The  present  stone  building  was  ordered  to 
be  built  in  1790.  At  what  time  it  was  completed  does  not 
appear,  but  probably  the  same  year."  In  a  communication  to 
the  Southern  Churchman  of  February  3,  1881,  from  the  pen  of 
the  late  Dr.  Robert  C.  Randolph,  he  says:  "The  present 
building,  which  was  erected  in  1798  or  '99,  stands  within  a  few 
yards  of  the  site  of  the  old  one,"  &c,  &c.  On  a  granite  slab 
placed  over  the  grave  of  the  wTife  of  Marquis  Calmes,  which, 
for  its  preservation,  the  Doctor  had  brought  from  near  the 
Tilthammer  mill  and  placed  in  this  cemetery,  he  caused  to  be 
engraved  that  this  church  was  erected  in  the  year  1800.  In  a 
communication  to  The  Clarke  Courier  in  1869,  signed  X,  and 
which,  as  I  recollect,  was  written  by  the  Doctor,  he  says:  "At 
a  meeting  of  the  vestry  in  1790,  it  was  'Resolved,  that  a  house 
of  worship  be  erected  at  the  Chapel  spring,  and  that  Rawleigh 
[sic]  Colston  and  Thomas  Byrd,  Esqs.,  do  signify  to  Nathaniel 
Burwell,  Esq.,  the  grateful  sense  of  this  vestry  for  his  gener- 
osity, and  request  him  to  execute  a  deed  *  *  *  for  the  two 
acres  of  land  which  he  has  offered  them  for  the  purpose  of 
building  a  church  thereon,  and  for  a  burying  ground.'  The 
present  stone  building  was  erected  soon  after  this  time,  and  was 
the  cradle  of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  this  section  of  country." 
Though  it  appears  to  the  present  writer  that  to  the  old  log 
building,  that  preceded  this,  would  belong  that  honor. 

IT  will  be  seen  that  there  is  some  uncertainty  as  to  the  exact 
time  of  the  erection  of  this  dear  Old  Chapel,  where  some  of 
the  saints  of  the  earth  worshipped  so  long,  and  whose  bodies 
lie  in  this  sacred  ground,  in  the  hope  of  a  joyful  resurrection. 
The  evidence  seems  to  be  fairly  in  favor  of  1790. 

FOR  many  years  our  venerable  friend,  Dr.  Robert  C.  Ran- 
dolph, devoted  his  time  and  intellect  and  money  to  this  old 
church  and  cemetery.  It  is  well  that  it  should  be  known  to 
those  now  living  that  it  is  to  him  we  are  indebted  for  the 
beauty  of  this  cemetery,  and  almost  for  the  preservation  of 
this  building.  It  was  a  labor  of  love  to  him  to  keep  the 
building  in  repair  and  the  grounds  in  order.  The  book  in 
which  he  kept  the  records  of  this  Chapel,  the  burying  ground, 

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and  Christ  Church,  Millwood,  is  invaluable.  Could  I  but  copy 
his  simple,  guileless,  affectionate  record,  I  would  have  no  fear 
of  holding  the  attention  of  my  hearers  much  more  fully  than  I 
can  hope  to  do  with  this  imperfect  sketch.  As  some  slight 
indication  of  their  sense  of  what  was  due  his  services,  the 
vestry  ordered  to  be  placed  in  this  house  a  mural  tablet  to  his 
memory,  which  stands  just  opposite  to  one  he  had  placed  as  a 
memorial  of  our  great  Bishop,  who  commenced  his  ministry  in 
this  house. 

I  WILL  now  proceed  to  give  a  short  sketch  of  the  history  of 
this  Old  Chapel,  with  such  incidents  as  I  have  been  able  to 
gather,  that  are  suitable  to  the  time  and  place.  In  giving  the 
history  of  the  Old  Chapel  little  more  is  necessary  than  to  follow 
Bishop  Meade  in  his  "Old  Churches  and  Families  of  Virginia," 
adding  such  incidents  as  are  hardly  worthy  of  the  dignity  of 
history. 

ON  page  280,  Volume  II,  of  his  book,  he  says:  "In  the 
year  1738  the  Assembly,  in  consideration  of  the  increasing 
number  of  settlers  in  the  Valley,  determined  to  cut  off  two  new 
counties  and  parishes;  viz.,  West  Augusta  and  Frederick,  from 
Orange  county  and  parish,  which  latter  then  took  in  all  West 
Virginia.  The  county  of  Frederick  embraced  all  that  is  now 
Shenandoah — with  a  part  of  Page,  Warren,  Clarke,  Frederick, 
Jefferson,  Berkeley,  and  Hampshire."  [See  also  Henning's 
Statutes  at  Large,  Volume  V,  Chapter  21,  page  78.] 

IT  is  not  pleasant  to  recall  that  even  in  those  primitive  days 
public  moneys  were  not  always  as  accurately  accounted  for 
as  might  have  been  expected.  Somewhere  between  1738  and 
1714,  £1,500  had  been  raised  for  the  purpose  of  building 
churches  and  chapels  in  the  parish.  This  was  at  that  time  a 
very  considerable  sum  of  money.  The  return  in  the  way  of 
places  of  worship  was  very  unsatisfactory.  In  his  book  [page 
281,  Volume  II]  the  Bishop  says:  "In  1752  an  Act  of  Assembly 
was  passed  dissolving  the  existing  vestry  and  ordering  a  new 
election,  on  the  ground  that  it  had  raised  more  than  £1,500  for 
building  a  number  of  churches,  which  were  unfinished  and  in  a 
ruinous  condition.  As  the  churches  of  that  day  and  in  this 
region  were  log  houses,  costing  only  from  thirty  to  forty  or 
fifty  pounds,  there  must  have  been  much  misspending  of 
money."    There  is  nothing  heard  of  this  vestry,  except  that 

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they  appointed  processioners  in  1747.  I  presume  these  were 
men  appointed  to  laj7  off  metes  and  bounds  of  parishes.  It  was 
dissolved  in  the  year  1752,  and  in  their  place  the  following 
vestry  was  chosen,  viz.,  Thomas,  Lord  Fairfax,  Isaac  Perkins, 
Gabriel  Jones,  John  Hite,  Thomas  Swearingen,  Charles  Buck, 
Robert  Lemmon,  John  Lindsey,  John  Ashby,  James  Cromley 
and  Lewis  Neill.  Evidently  a  respectable  body  of  gentlemen, 
in  whose  hands  the  public  funds  were  safe,  and  sure  to  be 
properly  applied. 

AS  showing  the  great  difference  between  those  primitive 
days  and  those  in  which  we  live,  and  with  what  sort  of 
quarters  our  predecessors  were  accommodated,  it  will  be  inter- 
esting and  instructive  to  copy  a  part  of  a  contract  for  building 
a  church,  and  also  to  give  some  account  of  repairs  on  one.  In 
1752,  under  the  new  vestry,  when  things  were  to  be  improved 
on  the  old  style,  Abraham  Keller  contracts,  under  bond,  with 
Peter  Ruffner  as  security:  "To  build  a  chapel  at  Ephraim 
Leith's  spring  (near  the  south  river  of  Shenandoah  [called  in  an 
old  document  Chenandoah  Creek]  in  Frederick  county)  of  logs 
squared  and  dove-tailed,  thirty  feet  long  in  the  clear,  and 
twenty-two  feet  wide  in  the  clear,  and  eleven  feet  high  from 
the  sill  to  the  wall  plate.  To  underpin  the  whole,  to  make  four 
windows  thereto,  two  in  the  front  and  two  in  the  back  part 
over  against  those  in  the  front,  each  window  being  to  have 
eighteen  panes  of  glass  of  the  size  of  ten  by  eight.  To  make 
shutters  to  the  windows  with  bolts,  &c,  within  to  keep  them 
closed  when  shut,  and  catcher  without  to  keep  them  back  when 
open.  A  good  strong  door  in  the  middle  of  the  front,  with  a 
good  lock,  &c.     A  floor  of  good  plank  grooved  and  tongu'd. 

A  communion  table  with work."     [The  sort  of  work  is 

omitted;  possibly  the  copyist  could  not  make  out  the  word.] 
"A  suitable  number  of  benches  for  seats  in  the  chapel.  A 
Pulpit  with  a  reading  desk  and  clerk's  desk,  a  sounding  board 
over  the  Pulpit,  a  good  roof  of  feather  edge  shingles,  and  to 
furnish  nails,  plank  and  whatever  else  shall  be  necessary  for 
building  the  said  chapel  in  manner  aforesaid,  for  forty-nine 
pounds  current  money  of  Virginia. 

THERE  is  no  record  of  the  exact  time  the  old  log  house 
(known  as  Cunningham  Chapel)  was  built.     Bishop  Meade 
in  his  book  says  [page  283,  Volume  II]  that  this  chapel,  with 

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several  others,  was  probably  completed  for  use  between  the 
years  1740  and  1750.  In  the  vestry  book,  of  which  I  have 
before  me  a  copy  made  by  Dr.  Randolph  at  the  request  of 
Bishop  Meade,  I  find  no  allusion  to  it  until  the  year  1760,  when 
the  vestry  contracted  with  Capt.  John  Ashby,  of  Fauquier 
county,  to  make  the  following  repairs,  viz.,  "To  cover  the  roof 
of  said  chapel  with  clapboards,  and  double  ten  nails,  repairing 
the  outside  with  clapboards,  when  wanting,  &c."  Among  other 
items  he  is  to  make  "a  new  door  to  the  women's  pew,"  and, 
"making  tight  and  secure  under  the  eaves  of  the  roof  to 
prevent  the  birds  coming  in  thereat."  I  do  not  learn  what  is 
the  meaning  of  the  "women's  pew."  Our  ancestors  were 
hardly  so  ungallant  as  to  shut  up  the  ladies  of  the  congre- 
gation in  one  pew. 

WHILE  our  church  was  thus  building  up  in  this  quiet 
corner  of  his  Majesty's  dominions,  it  may  serve  to  fix  the 
time  in  our  minds  by  taking  a  slight  survey  of  what  was  going 
on  in  some  other  parts  of  the  world.  About  this  time  our 
Sovereign  Lord,  the  August  George  II,  was  King  of  Great 
Britain,  Ireland,  France  and  the  Dominion  of  Virginia.  The 
occasional  mails  of  that  day  brought  rumors  of  a  general 
European  war,  in  which  England,  under  Walpole's  rule,  was 
ally  of  Maria  Theresa,  of  Austria,  in  a  war  against  Prussia, 
Spain,  &c.  At  this  time  also  that  excellent  gentleman,  Mr, 
Gooch,  was  governor  of  the  Colony  of  Virginia,  and  within 
this  period  Colonel  Byrd,  of  Westover,  with  his  far  reaching 
sagacity,  formed  the  project  of  establishing  the  cities  of 
Richmond  and  Petersburg.  All  of  which  sounds  like  very 
ancient  history. 

IN  his  admirable  History  of  the  People  of  Virginia,  the 
distinguished  writer,  John  Esten  Cooke,  says  (page  331): 
"In  Virginia,  as  elsewhere,  towards  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth 
century,  religion  and  piety  had  grown  to  be  conventional." 
"Men,"  he  says,  "were  earnestly  attached  to  their  church  and 
religion;  they  would  fight  for  it  and,  if  necessary,  die  for  it; 
but  living  in  accordance  with  its  precepts  was  quite  a  different 
thing.  Reproducing  Colton's  celebrated  apothegm,  'Men  will 
wrangle  for  religion;  write  for  it;  fight  for  it;  die  for  it;  do  any 
thing  but  live  for  it.'  "  Many  of  the  clergy  were  little  better 
than  the  layety.     Bishop  Meade  states  that  often  the  clergy 

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acted  in  a  most  unclerical  manner,  and  relates  that  in  a  quarrel 
with  his  vestry  one  of  them  made  a  personal  assault  on  a  high 
dignity  at  the  vestry  meeting,  pulled  off  his  wig;  and,  on  the 
following  Sunday,  preached  from  the  text;  "And  I  contended 
with  them,  and  cursed  them,  and  smote  certain  of  them,  and 
plucked  off  their  hair."     [Neh.  13:  5-25.] 

THE  temptation  is  great  to  wander  discursively  over  this 
whole  field,  but  it  would  make  this  paper  too  long  to  give 
way  to  such  inclination.  We  are  more  directly  interested  on 
this  occasion  in  the  ministers  who  had  charge  of  this  parish. 

WE  learn  from  the  Bishop's  book  ("Old  Churches,"  &c, 
page  285)  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gordon  was  the  first.  It  is 
not  known  when  his  ministry  began  or  ended.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Meldrum  is  next.  He  continued  in  charge  until  1765.  Between 
him  and  the  vestry  a  long  law  suit  was  carried  on,  which 
terminated  in  his  favor.  The  vestry  applied  to  the  Assembly 
for  relief  and  obtained  it.  From  1766  the  Rev.  Mr.  Sebastian 
was  minister  for  two  years.  In  1768  the  Rev.  Charles  Mynn 
Thruston  became  the  minister,  binding  himself  to  preach  at 
seven  places,  scattered  over  the  large  parish,  including  Shep- 
herdstown.  In  1769  the  county  and  parish  of  Frederick  were 
divided  into  the  counties  of  Dunmore  (now  Shenandoah),  Fred- 
erick and  Berkeley;  and  into  the  parishes  of  Beckford,  Frederick 
and  Norborne.  There  was  complaint  made  against  Mr.  Thruston 
that  he  neglected  his  duty,  in  that  he  had  preached  in  his  parish 
church  but  once  since  laying  the  parish  levy.  How  long  that 
was  is  not  stated.  The  charge  seems  to  have  been  established, 
but  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  vestry  (December  27,  1770),  he 
having  given  satisfactory  reasons  for  his  neglect  of  duty,  was 
excused  by  the  vestry,  and  agreed  to  make  up  the  deficiency  by 
preaching  on  Wednesday,  if  required  to  do  so.  His  salary  was 
16,000  pounds  of  tobacco,  equal  to  £214.  In  1777  Mr.  Thruston 
laid  down  the  ministry  and  entered  the  Continental  army  as 
Captain.  He  was  afterward  promoted  to  a  Colonelcy,  but, 
having  no  regiments,  rendered  no  further  active  service.  He 
never  resumed  the  ministry,  and  died  many  years  afterwards  in 
New  Orleans. 

FROM  the  time  of  Colonel  Thruston's  resignation  in  1777  to 
1785  there  is  no  record,  as  far  as  I  can  ascertain,  of  any 
minister  in  the  parish.     In  the  latter  year  a  vestry  was  elected 

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consisting  of  Col.  Richard  Kidder  Meade,  George  F.  Norton, 
wardens;  John  Thruston,  Edward  Smith,  Raleigh  Colston, 
Gerard  Briscoe,  Robert  Wood  and  Maj.  Thomas  Massie.  Prior 
to  this  the  vestries  had  been  legal  bodies.  Among  their  duties 
they  collected  tithables  to  pay  the  minister,  to  build  and  repair 
churches,  and  to  support  paupers  and  other  persons  chargeable 
on  the  county  or  parish. 

IT  appears  that  in  case  of  vacancies,  ministers  made  application 
for  appointment,  and  were  selected  by  the  vestries  from 
among  the  applicants.  This  was  changed  by  the  separation  of 
Church  and  State  in  1780.  The  above  named  vestry  selected 
Rev.  Alexander  Balmaine  as  minister.  He  was  a  native  of 
Scotland,  but  sympathizing  with  the  Colonies  in  their  struggle 
with  the  mother  country,  he  came  to  this  country  and  became 
Chaplain  in  the  Continental  army.  He  continued  the  Rector  of 
Frederick  parish  until  his  death.  Bishop  Meade,  having  been  a 
lay  reader  at  this  Chapel,  was  ordained  Deacon  in  1811  and 
acted  as  assistant  to  Mr.  Balmaine.  The  Bishop  was  minister 
at  the  Old  Chapel  for  twenty-five  years.  He  gave  up  the 
charge  of  this  church  a  year  after  Christ  Church,  Millwood, was 
built.  In  1835  the  vestry  called  the  Rev.  Horace  Stringfellow. 
He  continued  in  charge  about  five  years.  The  exact  date  of  his 
resignation  does  not  appear  in  the  minutes  of  the  vestry.  He 
occupied  the  log  house,  back  of  the  house  built  by  the  late 
James  H.  Clark,  in  Millwood.  The  Rev.  Wm.  H.  G.  Jones  was 
called  to  take  charge  of  the  parish  as  its  Rector  on  the  20th  of 
April,  1840.  He  continued  in  charge  seven  years  and  resigned 
on  the  15th  of  September,  1847.  He  resided  in  what  is  known 
as  the  Tuley  house,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mr.  John  W. 
Copenhaver.  October  13,  1847,  Rev.  John  F.  Hoff  accepted  a 
call  to  take  charge  of  the  parish.  After  a  short  residence  at 
White  Post,  he  occupied  the  house  known  as  the  Rectory,  near 
Millwood,  now  owned  by  Rev.  Joseph  R.  Jones.  Mr.  Hoff's 
resignation  was  tendered  and  accepted  on  the  21st  of  June, 
1858,  having  had  charge  of  the  parish  for  nearly  eleven  years. 
On  the  9th  of  August,  1858,  Rev.  Joseph  R.  Jones  accepted  a 
call  by  the  vestry  to  the  Rectorship  of  the  parish.  He  continued 
in  charge  until  April  18,  1881,  when  his  resignation  was  tendered 
to  the  vestry  and  accepted.  He  lived  at  his  present  residence. 
Our  present  Rector,  Rev.  C.  B.  Bryan,  having  accepted  a  call 

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to  this  parish  preached  his  first  sermon  here  on  the  first  Sunday 
in  August,  1881. 

HAVING  begun  a  list  of  the  clergy  who  have  offiiciated  as 
ministers  in  charge  of  this  chapel,  it  was  thought  best  to 
bring  it  up  to  the  present  time. 

I  WILL  now  return  to  where  the  narrative  was  left  off  in  1785. 
Prior  to  that  time,  and  from  the  year  1764,  the  lay  readers 
of  the  different  parishes  were  John  Ruddell,  James  Barnett, 
(who  was  also  a  vestryman,  and  afterwards  resigned,  having 
connected  himself  with  the  Baptist  communion),  John  Barnes, 
Henry  Nelson,  James  Graham,  Henry  Frencham,  Morgan 
Morgan,  John  James,  William  Dobson,  William  Howard 
(reader  at  this  Chapel)  and  John  Lloyd.  In  the  accounts  in  the 
old  vestry  book  we  find  items  of  amounts  paid  these  lay  readers. 
On  which  the  present  custom  of  voluntary  service  is  a  decided 
improvement. 

BY  an  act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Virginia  of  October  3, 
1780,   the  old  vestries  were  dissolved  and  the  severance 
between  the  Church  and  State  was  effected. 

IN  addition  to  the  vestrymen  already  named  it  will  be  of 
interest  to  give  the  names  of  a  few  others  who  served  in  that 
capacity  prior  to  1780.  They  are  Isaac  Hite,  John  Hite,  Jacob 
Hite,  John  Neville,  Charles  Smith,  James  Wood  (afterwards  a 
General  in  the  Continental  Army,  and  Governor  of  Virginia 
about  1816)  ["Old  Churches,"  &c,  page  284],  Angus 
McDonald,  Philip  Bush,  Marquis  Calmes,  John  McDonald, 
Warner  Washington,  Edmund  Taylor,  &c. 

SUBSEQUENT  to  the  division  of  Frederich  parish  into  the 
three  parishes  heretofore  referred  to,  there  were  other 
divisions  of  that  parish.  It  will  not  be  necessary  to  follow  all 
the  divisions.  A  full  account  will  be  found  of  them  in  Dashiel's 
Digest  of  the  Councils  in  the  Diocese  of  Virginia,  and  in  Bishop 
Meade's  "Old  Churches,"  &c.  In  his  account  of  the  parishes  in 
Frederick  county  the  Bishop  says:  "In  the  year  1827,  Christ 
Church,  Winchester,  was  organized  into  a  separate  parish,  to 
be  called  the  parish  of  Frederick,  Winchester."  Luther  parish, 
afterwards  changed  to  Clarke  parish  (Berryville),  was  admitted 
in  1853.  Greenway  Court  parish  was  admitted  in  1868.  It 
was  in  1866  that  the  name  of  Cunningham  Chapel  parish  was 
adopted  for  this  parish.     [See  Dashiel's  Digest  for  foregoing 

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statements.]  This  is  clearly  a  missnomer.  That  had  never  been 
the  name,  as  is  stated  in  our  vestry  book  for  the  year  1866. 
The  parishes  named  above,  and  others,  had  been  cut  off  from 
time  to  time  from  Frederick  parish.  This  parish  has  never  been 
so  cut  off,  and  remains  what  is  left  of  the  original  Frederick 
parish.  It  will  be  observed  that  the  Winchester  parish 
recognized  this  in  giving-  itself  the  name  of  Frederick, 
Winchester. 

WE  learn  from  Bishop  Meade's  invaluable  book  [page  288, 
Volume  II]  that,  among  the  first  things  done  by  the  vestry 
of  Frederick,  after  its  reorganization  in  1787,  was  the  adoption 
of  measures  for  the  building  of  a  stone  chapel  where  it  was 
designed  to  erect  that  one  which  failed  through  the  disagree- 
ment of  the  people  and  the  vestry  as  to  its  location  just  before 
the  Revolution,  viz.,  where  Cunningham  Chapel  stood.  The 
land  having  come  into  the  possession  of  Col.  Nathaniel  Burwell, 
the  same  two  acres  for  a  church  and  burying  ground,  which 
were  offered  by  Col.  Hugh  Nelson  before  the  war,  were  given 
by  Colonel  Burwell,  and  the  present  stone  chapel  ordered  to  be 
built  in  1790.  [See  action  of  vestry,  Vestry  Book,  page  68.] 
The  old  log  building,  which  has  been  spoken  of,  stood  a  few 
paces  south  of  the  present  building,  near  the  north  corner  of 
the  stone  enclosure  nearest  this  house.  After  Bishop  Meade 
took  charge  of  this  church,  Mr.  Philip  Nelson,  of  Long  Branch, 
was  the  first  lay  reader.  Of  him  Bishop  Meade  says  in  his 
obituary:  "He  was  a  lay  reader  in  this  parish  for  a  long  series 
of  years,  keeping  the  church  open  in  my  absence.  He  was  one 
of  the  best  of  readers,  and  had  a  most  melodious  and  powerful 
voice."  [Vestry  Book,  page  172.]  The  ordination  of  Bishop 
Meade  in  1881,  and  his  becoming  minister  of  this  parish,  brings 
us  much  nearer  to  our  own  time.  He  remained  a  Deacon  for 
four  years,  and  was  then  ordained  a  Presbyter  by  Bishop 
Clagett,  of  Maryland,  there  being  no  Bishop  in  Virginia  at  that 
time.  He  says  that  his  salary  during  his  ministry  here  did  not 
average  more  than  $250  a  year;  but,  as  he  writes,  he  "took  care 
to  make  the  people  contribute  liberally  to  various  good  works." 

I  CAN  find  no  record  of  a  visit  to  this  church  by  Bishop 
Madison — the  first  Bishop  of  Virginia — but  that  he  did  visit 
here  and  confirm  here  was  stated  by  a  venerable  lady  who  has 
passed   from   among   us.     She  and  other  young  persons  were 

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confirmed  by  him.  Bishop  Meade  was,  probably,  confirmed  at 
that  time.  This  visitation  must  have  been  not  far  from  the 
year  1800.  (Since  writing  the  above  I  find  that  Bishop  Meade, 
in  Volume  I,  page  22,  speaks  of  Bishop  Madison's  first  and  only 
visit  to  this  part  of  Virginia.  The  Bishop  says  he  was  a  small 
boy  when  he  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  Madison.) 

OWING  to  the  incompleteness  of  the  records  it  is  difficult  to 
find  at  what  time  the  first  vestry  meeting  was  held  in  this 
place.  As  early  as  April  24,  1796,  a  vestry  for  Frederick 
parish  met,  of  whom  five  out  of  eight  present  were  residents  of 
this  immediate  neighborhood.  In  1802  a  meeting  of  the  vestry 
is  recorded,  of  which  a  majority  belonged  to  tins  congregation. 
At  a  meeting  on  the  25th  of  September,  1803,  the  members  of 
the  vestry  reported  present  are  Richard  Kidder  Meade, 
Nathaniel  Burwell,  Thomas  T.  Byrd,  John  Page,  Robert  Page, 
Robert  Carter  Burwell,  John  Smith  and  Philip  Nelson;  John 
Page  and  Robert  Page,  wardens.  As  all  of  these  were  residents 
of  this  neighborhood  and  members  of  this  congregation,  we  may 
fairly  assume  that  this  was  a  vestry  for  Cunningham  Chapel, 
distinct  from  any  other  church  or  chapel. 

HAVING  brought  the  history  of  the  Old  Chapel  up  to  a 
period — though  not  in  the  memory  of  any  present — easily 
in  the  reach  of  tradition,  some  incidents  occur  to  me  that  may 
be  of  interest,  and  illustrate  the  customs  of  our  more  immediate 
predecessors.  One  impression  seems  to  be  indelibly  impressed 
on  the  minds  of  those  who  were  brought  here  as  children;  that  is, 
that  the  house  was  intolerably  cold  in  winter.  It  is  well  known 
that  the  good  Bishop,  while  pastor  here,  was  not  unwilling  that 
people  should  "endure  hardness,"  as  a  good  discipline;  but  it 
must  be  remembered  that  he  spared  not  himself.  Few  persons 
who  were  brought  here  as  children  can  forget  the  melancholy 
swing  of  the  old  C-spring  carriages,  as  they  rolled  through  the 
mud,  nearly  axle  deep,  while  their  saintly  mothers  sang  the 
good  old  hymns  and  psalms  of  the  collection  of  that  day.  One 
of  their  favorite  hymns  was — 

"Children  of  the  Heavenly  King, 
As  we  journey  let  us  sing." 

SOME  now  living  will  remember  old  Robin,  the  courteous  old 
colored  sexton,  who  had  a  little  stand  by  the  right  hand 
side  of  the  south  door  as  you  come  in,  where  he  kept  a  pail  of 

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cool  water  from  the  Chapel  Spring  and  a  nice  clean  gourd,  for 
the  refreshment  of  those  who  came  many  miles  to  church. 
They  came  fifteen  or  twenty  miles,  so  greatly  were  the  services 
of  the  church  valued.  This  must  have  been  after  the  revival  of 
the  church  in  Virginia.  For  before  that  I  fear  many  of  the 
gentry  would  have  gone  farther  to  see  a  cock  fight  or  a  horse 
race  than  they  would  to  attend  service  at  church. 

IT  would  be  interesting  to  know  just  where  the  venerable  old 
people  sat.  This  was  for  a  long  time  the  common  place  of 
worship  for  the  Episcopalian  families  of  Berryville,  Millwood 
and  White  Post.  Though  not  difficult  to  ascertain  it  would  be 
confusing  to  attempt  to  describe  where  the  different  families 
had  their  seats.  In  a  letter  from  a  lady,  whose  memory  goes 
as  far  back  as  that  of  any  one  in  the  congregation,  she  says: 
"The  large  middle  pew  held  the  magnates  of  the  land."  That 
refers  to  the  benches  running  across  the  house  from  the  east 
to  the  west  doors.  I  will  make  no  apologies  for  quoting  her 
language.  ' 'There,"  she  writes, ' 'sat  grandpapa,"  Mr.  John  Page, 
of  Page  Brook,  of  whom  Bishop  Meade  said  in  his  funeral 
sermon,  "He  was  almost  worshipped  as  a  being  more  than 
human" — "Mr.  Nat.  Burwell,  Mr.  Philip  Burwell, Uncle  Nelson" 
— i.  e.,  Mr.  Philip  Nelson  of  Long  Branch — "in  his  high-top 
boots.  Mr.  Robert  Page,  of  Janeville,  always  had  ruffles  at  his 
breast  and  sleeves,  high-top  yellow  boots,  and  a  beautiful  cue." 
This  dear  lady,  who  must  have  been  as  lovely  in  her  childhood 
as  she  was  in  after  life,  writes  further:  "I  had  to  go  there  when 
there  was  little  comfort — I  and  my  little  green  silk  calash  lined 
with  bright  red.  I  was  dreadfully  ashamed  of  my  head  dress; 
but  there  I  stood  saying  the  catechism  in  the  corner  by  the  side 
of  the  pulpit."  One  lady  of  the  congregation  recalls  seeing  a 
child  taken  out  and  chastised  by  its  mother  three  times  during 
one  service — and  not  only  whipped,  but  afterwards  vigorously 
thumped  down  on  the  pew  by  the  side  of  the  wrathful  parent. 
A  proceeding  that  was  approved  by  the  Rector.  When  the 
house  was  crowded  the  children  had  to  sit  on  the  steps  of  the 
chancel. 

THERE  is  but  little  further  of  special  interest  to  record  of 
the  Old  Chapel — as  it  is  universally  called — until  it  was 
found  necessary  to  have  a  larger  building.  In  the  record  for 
the  year  1832,  I  find  in  our  vestry  book  this  minute:  "About 

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this  time  the  connection  ceased  between  the  Millwood — or  Old 
Chapel — congregation  and  the  Berryville  and  Wickliffe  congre- 
gations." The  next  vestry  reported  after  that  time  is  composed 
entirely  of  gentlemen  from  the  Millwood  neighborhood  [Vestry 
Book,  119-20.] 

CHRIST  Church,  Millwood,  was  built  in  the  year  1834.  The 
lot  of  two  acres  on  which  it  stands  was  given  for  the 
purpose  of  building  the  church  by  Mr.  George  Burwell,  of 
Carter  Hall,  who  was  always  liberal  and  generous  in  his 
donations  to  the  church  and  to  all  benevolent  objects.  The 
deed  by  which  the  lot  was  conveyed  to  the  trustees  of  the 
church  is  dated  April  18,  1832.  In  his  book  [page  288, Volume 
II]  Bishop  Meade  says:  "In  the  year  1834  it  was  found  that 
the  Old  Chapel  was  too  small  and  inconvenient  for  the 
increasing  congregation,  and  it  was  therefore  determined  to 
erect  another  and  a  larger  one  in  a  more  central  and  convenient 
place  in  the  vicinity  of  Millwood,  on  ground  given  by  Mr. 
George  Burwell,  of  Carter  Hall.  Such,  however,  was  the 
attachment  of  many  to  the  Old  Chapel  that  funds  for  the  latter 
could  not  be  obtained,  except  on  condition  of  alternate  services 
at  the  Chapel.  From  year  to  year  these  services  became  less 
frequent,  until,  at  length,  they  are  now  reduced  to  an  annual 
pilgrimage,  on  some  summer  Sabbath,  to  this  old  and  much 
loved  spot;  or  death  summons  the  neighbors  to  add  one  more  to 
the  tenants  of  the  graveyard." 

THE  tradition  that  the  annual  services  held  here  are 
prescribed  by  the  contract  by  which  the  property  is  held 
rests  only  on  the  stipulation  in  the  deed  from  Col.  Nathaniel 
Burwell,  that  in  case  it  is  used  for  any  purpose  incompatible 
with  its  use  as  a  place  of  divine  worship,  it  shall  revert  to  him 
and  his  heirs. 

AFTER  the  removal  of  the  congregation  to  Christ  Church, 
Millwood,  the  history  of  the  "Old  Chapel"  is  little  more 
than  a  record  of  those  who,  from  time  to  time,  have  gone  over 
to  the  great  majority.  Eighteen  of  our  soldiers,  who  gave 
their  lives  for  the  cause  of  States  rights,  lie  buried  here,  and 
memorial  services  have  been  held  here  in  every  summer  since 
1866,  to  keep  green  the  memory  of  our  dead  and  to  decorate 
their  graves  with  flowers. 

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decoration  ®ap  &bbreftS 

The  following  address  was  delivered  by  Prof.  W.  H.  Whiting,  Jr.,  at  the  Annual 
"Decoration  Day  Service,"  on  June  1,  1897,  and  has  received  much  favorable  comment 
from  North  and  South.  The  address  is  typical  of  those  delivered  each  year  at  the  "Flower 
Strewing"  of  graves  in  the  Old  Chapel  Cemetery. 

VETERANS  of  the  Confederacy,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen, 
Sons  and  Daughters  of  Our  Fair  Southland: 
WE  have  met  today  to  do  honor  to  those  whose  deeds  of 
desperate  daring  will  live  in  song  and  story  until  time 
shall  be  no  more.  We  are  here  in  this  hallowed  place  to  com- 
memorate the  heroism  of  those  who  gave  their  lives  to  the 
Southern  cause  and  whose  fame  will  go  down  in  history  side  by 
side  with  that  of  Leonidas  and  his  heroic  Spartans  at  Ther- 
mopylae; side  by  side  with  that  of  Winkelreid  and  his  band  of 
grim  mountaineers;  side  by  side  with  that  of  the  Six  Hundred 
who  rode  into  the  jaws  of  death  at  Balaklava.  We  cannot 
crown  our  Southern  heroes  with  the  laurel  wreath  of  victory, 
for  alas!  the  cause  for  which  they  fought  was  lost,  but  we  can 
twine  above  them,  with  loving  hands,  living  garlands  of  immor- 
telles. We  can  offer  them  the  tribute  of  our  love  and  tears, 
and  bending  over  their  graves  in  sadness  and  in  sorrow  can 
rejoice  because  of  their  patient  courage,  their  earnest  patriot- 
ism, their  heroic  valor,  and  their  deathless  glory. 

A  SOLDIER  of  Napoleon  fell  on  the  field  of  battle  fighting  so 
gallantly  that  the  great  Emperor  ordered  that  his  name 
should  never  be  stricken  from  the  roll  of  his  company;  and  ever 
afterwards,  when  the  name  of  L'Autour  D'Auvergne  was  called, 
a  man  stepped  forward  from  the  ranks  and  reverently  lifting 
his  cap  responded,  "Dead,  on  the  field  of  honor."  So,  when 
the  roll  of  the  Confederate  dead  is  called  here  today,  though 
our  lips  may  not  frame  the  words,  our  hearts  will  feel  that  each 
one  fell  at  the  post  of  duty. 

"How  can  man  die  better  than  facing  fearful  odds, 

For  the  ashes  of  his  fathers  and  the  temples  of  his  Gods  ?  " 

HOWr  should  W3  determine  the  meed  of  honor  due  to  an 
actor  on  the  stage  of  history?  By  the  results  achieved? 
No.  By  his  pomp  and  circumstance?  No.  By  the  world's 
estimate  of  him?  No.  Patient  self-denial,  uncomplaining 
resignation    to    the   inevitable,    and    unfaltering   devotion    to 

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the  right  alone  give  title  deed  to  true  glory.  The  highest 
encomiums,  the  most  elaborate  eulogies  which  can  be  pro- 
nounced upon  men  in  this  world  do  not  carry  with  them  the 
force  of  the  simple  statement,  ''Duty  was  the  watchword  of 
their  lives."  Judged  by  this  standard,  men  have  never  lived 
more  worthy  of  praise  and  admiration  than  those  who  followed 
the  "stars  and  bars"  of  the  Confederacy  and  who  died  in 
defence  of  their  native  land. 

THIS  is  not  the  time  or  the  place  for  constitutional  argument 
or  historical  review.  I  should  like  to  outline  the  constitu- 
tional attitude  of  the  South  and  explain  the  historical  basis  upon 
which  it  rests.  An  examination  of  the  facts  would  show  the 
righteousness  of  her  cause  and  would  prove  to  the  satisfaction 
of  Southern  minds,  at  least,  the  doctrine  of  State  sovereignty. 
But  I  shall  not  do  this.  I  shall  not  attempt  to  prove  that  the 
South  was  right.  You  feel  and  know  that  already.  You  realize 
that  our  Federal  constitution  contemplated  a  union  of  sovereign 
States,  not  a  consolidation.  You  know  that  it  was  intended 
that  each  State  should  maintain  its  autonomy,  and  not  lose  its 
identity,  by  being  merged  into  an  organic  whole.  Common 
sense  teaches  that  when  the  independent  partners  in  a  business 
become  dissatisfied,  they  are  at  liberty  to  withdraw  from  the 
firm,  and  some  partners  cannot  coerce  others  into  continuing 
an  association  which  has  become  unpleasant  and  unprofitable. 
The  expediency  of  secession  may  be  doubted,  but  the  right 
was  clearly  ours. 

IT  was  to  maintain  this  right  that  the  sword  of  Lee  flashed 
from  its  scabbard,  pure  and  bright.  It  was  to  maintain  this 
right  that  the  silent  professor  buckled  on  his  sword  and  taught 
the  world  how  men,  the  swiftest  on  the  march  and  the  most 
irresistible  in  the  charge,  amid  the  bursting  of  shrapnel  and 
shell  and  amid  the  shock  and  roar  of  battle,  could  stand  a  horrid 
hedge  of  steel,  a  veritable  "stone  wall."  It  was  to  maintain 
this  right  that  the  lighthearted  Stuart  rode  to  his  death — Stuart, 
the  fiery  Rupert  of  the  South.  It  was  to  maintain  this  right 
that  Jos.  E.  Johnston,  like  Moses  of  old,  turned  his  back  upon 
the  seductive  allurements  offered  by  the  enemies  of  his  country, 
choosing  rather  to  suffer  privation  and  loss  with  his  own  State 
and  among  his  own  people  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin 
for  a  season.  It  was  to  maintain  this  right  that  the  husband- 
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man  left  his  plow,  the  mechanic  his  workshop,  the  merchant 
his  counting  room,  the  lawyer  his  brief,  the  doctor  his  office, 
and  the  clergyman  his  study.  It  was  to  maintain  this  right 
that  the  gallant  sons  of  this  gallant  county  marched  to  the 
front  with  Jackson  and  did  their  duty  like  men,  from  the  open- 
ing guns  at  First  Manassas  to  the  final  charge  at  Appomattox. 

WHEN  the  call  of  duty  came  to  the  men  of  the  South,  when 
each  State  called  her  sons  to  her  assistance,  boys  and 
gray -headed  men  took  their  stand  together  in  the  ranks. 
Veterans  who  had  learned  war  under  Scott  at  Molino  del  Key, 
at  Cherubusco,  and  at  Chapultapec  taught  their  sons  and  grand- 
sons the  use  of  the  sabre  and  of  the  bayonet.  It  was  to  main- 
tain this  right  that  the  daughters  of  the  South  endured  with 
Spartan  courage  privations  and  insults,  keeping  watch  and  ward 
over  the  homesteads  in  the  smiling  valleys  and  on  the  fertile 
hillsides;  for  this  right  the  fair  hands  unused  to  toil,  became 
hard,  and  brown,  and  worn.  Yes,  all  classes  and  conditions,  all 
ages,  men  and  women  alike,  freely  offered  themselves  to  what 
they  conceived  to  be  the  cause  of  liberty  and  right. 

WHAT  lessons  may  we  gather  from  the  events  and  results 
of  these  years  of  war  and  bloodshed? 
FIRST.  We  learn  that  in  this  world  truth  is  not  always 
triumphant  and  that  error  wounded  does  not  always  writhe 
with  pain  and  die  among  its  worshippers.  From  the  dawn  of 
creation  it  has  been  true — as  the  Psalmist  declared  it  to  be  in 
his  day — that  "'the  wicked  flourish  as  a  green  bay  tree,"  and 
that  "the  just  are  not  always  recompensed  upon  the  earth.*11 
In  his  infinite  wisdom  the  God  of  Battles  did  not  permit  victory 
to  perch  upon  our  banners,  and  suffered  our  sun  to  set  in  failure 
and  defeat,  but  we  must  not  think  that  the  day  of  our  destiny 
is  over  or  that  the  star  of  our  hope  has  declined.  Divine 
Omniscience  has  designed  that  we  should  not  establish  a  sepa- 
rate political  existence.  Trusting  that  all  things  work  together 
for  our  good  and  believing  that  a  day  of  reckoning  is  coming 
when  all  accounts  will  be  settled  with  the  exact  impartiality  of 
Omnipotent  justice,  and  when  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  will 
make  it  clear  that  He  has  done  right,  we  are  in  duty  bound  to 
submit  to  the  decree,  and  to  accept  the  arbitrament  of  the 
sword.  Then  with  community  of  interest  and  oneness  of  pur- 
pose we  may  hope  to  make  our  common  country  a  united  band 

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of  sister  States,  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave, 
thus,  perhaps,  achieving1  the  results  for  which  our  Southern 
Chivalry  fought  and  died  in  a  better  and  more  satisfactory  way 
than  that  which  they  attempted.  Let  us  look  forward  to  the 
time  when  as  Virginia's  silver-tongued  orator  has  put  it,  "the 
loud  hurrahs  of  the  boys  who  wore  the  blue  shall  mingle  with 
the  wild,  sweet  music  of  the  rebel  cheer  in  one  grand,  national 
anthem." 

SECOND.  We  learn  in  the  second  place  that  earnest  perse- 
verance and  devoted  faithfulness  can  accomplish  stupendous 
results  in  the  face  of  tremendous  obstacles  and  overwhelming 
difficulties. 

HPHE  seceding  States  occupied  a  vast  territory  reaching  from 
1  the  Potomac  to  the  Rio  Grande,  without  railroad  commu- 
nications between  its  parts  and  with  a  scattered  white  popula- 
tion; the  Northern  states  lying  in  compact  mass  with  ready 
means  of  communication,  were  teeming  with  people.  Nine 
million  had  to  contend  with  twenty  million.  The  South  was 
mainly  engaged  in  agriculture,  depending  upon  others  for 
manufactured  products;  the  Northern  people  were  engaged  in 
manufacturing,  seafaring  and  commerce  as  well.  Thus,  people 
of  one  industry  and  means  of  support  had  to  contend  against 
those  whose  resources  were  many  and  various.  The  South  had 
no  government,  the  North  had  the  machinery  of  government 
in  full  and  efficient  operation.  The  South  at  first  had  no  army 
or  navy  or  arsenals  or  forts;  the  North  had  all  these  ready  for 
immediate  use.  The  South  was  poor,  the  North  was  rich.  The 
South  had  few  sources  from  which  to  fill  up  the  ranks  thinned 
by  disease  and  by  the  ravages  of  war;  the  North  had  men  in 
abundance,  for  recruits  poured  in  from  all  quarters  of  the 
globe. 

UNDER  the  stars  and  stripes  were  marshalled  representatives 
of  all  nations — Parthians,  Medes,  Elamites,  Italians, 
Hungarians,  Arabs,  Scandinavians,  Danes,  Poles.  From  the 
verdant  fields  of  Erin,  from  the  thistle  downs  of  Scotia,  from 
the  sunny  land  of  France,  from  the  vine-clad  hills  of  the  classic 
Rhine,  from  the  frozen  shores  of  Arctic  Russia,  from  the  burn- 
ing sands  of  African  deserts,  "from  Greenland's  icy  mountains 
to  India's  coral  stand,"  came  ruthless  mercenaries,  agents  of 
fanatical  hate,  paid  to  devastate  and  to  ruin. 

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AGAINST  these  hordes  came  forth  a  devoted  band  of 
Southern  manhood  "of  chivalry  the  flower  and  pride, 
the  arms  in  battle  bold."  For  four  long  years,  they  maintained 
the  unequal  contest.  Amid  privations  and  sufferings,  dis- 
couragements and  defeats,  they  did  deeds  of  martial  prowess 
such  as  the  world  has  rarely  seen,  until  at  last  the  few  survivors 
ragged,  hungry  and  forlorn,  laid  down  their  arms  at  Appo- 
mattox and  bravely  faced  the  future.  How  could  the  South 
accomplish  these  results  for  which  her  resources  seemed  so 
inadequate?  The  explanation  is  found  in  the  character  of  the 
Southern  people,  in  their  environment,  and  in  the  motive  by 
which  they  were  animated. 

THE  Southern  people  were  a  high-spirited,  self-reliant  race. 
Each  Southern  gentleman  was  monarch  in  his  own  domain. 
Being  a  man  in  authority,  he  said  to  one  "go"  and  to  another 
"come,"  and  he  expected  to  be  obeyed.  He  superintended  the 
smallest  details  of  his  domestic  affairs.  He  followed  his  reapers 
as  their  cradles  rang  through  the  golden  harvest,  and  if  need 
be  he  could  lead  them  when  the  sun  was  hottest  and  the  grain 
heaviest.  He  understood  the  mysteries  of  the  joiner's  art,  and 
needed  no  architect  to  help  him  direct  the  carpenters  of  his 
own  training.  He  was  familiar  with  the  ring  of  the  anvil  in 
his  smithy  when  his  own  black  vulcan  forged  under  his  instruc- 
tions all  the  implements  of  iron  needed  on  the  plantation. 
These  constant  occupations  made  him  an  independent,  manly 
man,  impatient  of  restraint,  brooking  no  opposition,  and  know- 
ing no  such  word  as  "fail." 

GIVE  such  a  man  a  cause  which  enlisted  his  sympathy 
and  appealed  to  his  patriotism,  show  him  that  his  rights 
were  being  invaded,  and  think  what  a  soldier  he  would  make. 
This  is  what  happened:  His  fiery  temper  was  softened  into 
dauntless  courage,  his  disposition  to  overcome  difficulties 
became  patient  perseverance,  and  his  unwillingness  to-  admit 
failure  gave  rise  to  marvelous  staying  power.  His  courage, 
his  perseverance,  and  his  endurance,  then,  made  the  Southern 
gentleman,  when  animated  by  a  righteous  cause,  well-nigh 
invincible. 

PYRRHUS  said  after  the  battle  of  Heraclea,  when  he  saw 
Roman    soldiers    laying   dead   with   wounds   all   in   front: 
"Give  me  an  army  of  such  men  as  these,  and  I  will  conquer 

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the  world."  It  is  no  wonder,  therefore,  that  Southern  generals 
won  worldwide  fame,  for  they  were  the  leaders  of  Southern 
men. 

LET  us  emulate  the  example  of  our  heroic  dead,  let  us  be 
persevering  and  honest  and  faithful  in  the  discharge  of 
duty,  championing  the  right  and  repressing  the  wrong,  and 
while  we  throw  our  influence  on  the  side  of  peace,  harmony, 
and  good  feeling,  let  us  see  to  it  that  the  day  never  comes  when 
we  shall  forget  the  Southern  cause,  the  Southern  soldier,  and 
the  Southern  grave. 


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"&  Gentleman  of  Verona0 

The  following  letter  was  written  to  The  Clarke  Courier  on  February  27,  1902;  but, 
through  some  unexplained  cause,  was  not  printed  in  the  Courier  until  March  25,  1903.  The 
authorship  of  the  letter  was  not  disclosed  by  the  editor  of  the  Courier  until  the  death  of  Mr. 
Thomas  M.  Nelson,  when  it  was  thought  perfectly  proper  that  he  should  be  given,  even  at 
that  late  day,  the  honor  which  his  effort  deserved.  While  the  letter  does  not  bear  directly 
upon  the  Old  Chapel,  it  contains  the  names  of  a  number  of  men  whose  remains  lie  in  the 
Cemetery  there. 

Verona,  February  27,  1902. 

DEAR  COURIER: — I  have  long  intended  writing  you  a 
letter,  "it  may  turn  out  to  be  a  song  or  it  may  turn  out 
to  be  a  sermon."  Your  letter  signed  Smart  Set  so  struck  on 
the  chords  of  my  heart  that  I  dropped  you  a  line  a  short  time 
ago,  and  was  much  pleased  by  the  very  high  compliment  paid 
me  by  One  of  the  Smart  Set  by  saying  I  was  a  very  nice 
gentleman,  which  is  after  all  the  highest  praise  I  can  ever  hope 
for,  as  it  is  about  the  only  ambition  I  have  in  life  to  be  known 
as  a  gentleman,  with  all  that  implies.  As  Queen  Elizabeth 
wrote  James  of  Scotland,  "I  have  had  of  this  world  hard  treat- 
ment though  much  pleasure  with  it."  And  the  greatest  of  all 
my  pleasures  having  been  associated  with  the  Valley  of  Virginia 
and  especially  with  the  Millwood  neighborhood,  living  as  I  do 
far  away  in  this  far  distant  land,  and  away  from  my  old  home 
and  loved  ones,  makes  me  feel  as  if  the  old  State  and  people 
belong  to  me,  and  I  am  as  much  gratified  by  any  success  which 
comes  to  the  young  men  who  are  away,  and  those  at  home  as 
if  I  knew  them  as  well  as  those  of  my  youth  and  early  years. 
One  of  the  Smart  Set  kindly  said  in  her  letter  that  the  young 
people  of  the  neighborhood  would  be  glad  to  see  me.  It  would 
be  unspeakable  pleasure  for  me  to  know  them  as  I  knew  all  the 
old  people,  but  April  and  October  are  a  long  way  apart  and 
October  looks  with  much  more  pleasure  on  April  than  spring 
does  on  the  fall,  but  all  that  is  another  story,  and  I  am  only 
using  your  space  and  the  patience  of  your  readers.  I  live  here 
on  this  high  bluff,  over-looking  the  mighty  river  and  after 
much  wandering  in  many  lands,  and  at  night  when  the  day's 
work  is  done,  listening  to  the  ceaseless  flow  of  the  turbid  river. 
I  find  "I  am  dreaming,  and  bright  visions  of  the  past  come 
over  the  still  deep  waters  in  ripplets  bright  and  fast."  And 
nightly  ere  my  spirit  kneels  in  prayer  I  think  over  the  war,  the 

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glowing  camp  fires,  the  long  hot  marches,  the  lonely  picket 
duty.  Bands  playing  Dixie,  Bonnie  Blue  Fag,  The  Mockingbird, 
Laurena  and  all  the  rest  of  them,  they  seem  to  me  to  have  more 
music  in  them  than  any  songs  ever  written.  But  as  my  friends 
say  I  am  on  my  hobby  now  and  can  ride  forever,  when  I  touch 
the  war,  as  you  say  ancient  history.  I  do  not  intend  to  weary 
you  with  battle  scenes  and  with  accounts  of  our  great  men  and 
generals,  for  are  they  not  all  "written  in  the  books  of  history." 
I  should  like  if  my  pen  has  the  power  to  make  you  a  few 
pictures  of  some  of  the  noble  men  with  whom  I  served  for 
part  of  the  war  in  the  Company  C,  Second  Regiment,  Stone- 
wall Brigade.  Rudyard  Kipling  says  "the  officers  are  well 
written  about,"  but  it  is  only  my  Mess-mates  and  comrades  and 
dear  friends  whom  I  shall  speak  of.  There  was  our  first 
Captain,  William  N.  Nelson,  the  noblest  gentleman  I  have  ever 
seen.  I  fancy  I  can  see  him  now  in  full  dress  uniform  as  he 
took  us  on  dress  parade,  as  handsome  as  an  Apollo  Belvedere, 
keen  of  wit,  sound  of  judgment,  stern  in  the  performance  of 
duty,  expecting  all  men  to  do  theirs  in  the  cause  he  loved  so 
well,  and  every  inch  a  soldier.  There  was  Will  Randolph,  true 
and  tried,  who  fell  as  Colonel  of  the  Regiment  on  the  13th  day 
of  May,  1864;  who  stood  like  King  Saul  head  and  shoulders 
above  any  man,  scholar,  gymnast,  statesman,  and  the  bravest 
man  I  thought  in  the  army.  I  recall  how  he  looked  as  he 
walked  on  top  of  the  works  at  Gettysburg  carrying  an  oil  cloth 
full  of  ammunition  to  the  Company.  And  Robert  Randolph, 
also  Captain  of  Company  C,  killed  at  Cedar  Creek,  a  perfect 
type  of  Christian  soldier  and  gentleman.  And  I  see  Tom 
Randolph  as  he  looked  at  the  extreme  right  of  the  Company  as 
we  marched  in  at  Manassas  on  that  bright  July  morning  when 
our  Captain  and  seventeen  men  were  killed  and  wounded  out  of 
fifty-seven  muskets. 

I  OFTEN  thought  in  looking  at  Tom  Randolph  that  "he  is 
complete  in  features  and  mind  with  all  good  grace  to  grace 
a  gentleman,"  and  John  Jolliffe,  faithful  to  the  end,  and  badly 
wounded  at  Chancellorsville,  Carly  Whiting  who  was  twice 
wounded  before  he  was  seventeen  and  died  a  martyr's  death  at 
nineteen,  and  his  joyous  laugh  was  lost  to  the  Cavalry  Camp. 
There  were  six  Grubses  out  of  seven  killed  and  wounded;  their 
mother  should  have  been  as  proud  of  them  as  if  they  had  been 

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the  Gracchi,  and  Lieut.  David  Keeler,  like  Hercules,  killed 
without  the  city  wall.  I  mind  well  Adam  Thompson,  the  best 
squirrel  shot  in  the  Company,  and  Bill  Thompson,  as  good  a 
soldier  as  ever  polished  a  belt  buckle  or  bayonet.  Then  there 
was  Warren  Copenhaver,  though  dying  soon  after  his  first  fight, 
left  a  glorious  record  behind  him,  and  Old  John  Hibbard,  shot 
in  the  leg  at  Manassas  at  the  time  our  Captain  got  his  death 
wound  so  far  as  active  service  was  concerned,  and  Robert  Bur- 
well,  the  coolest  man  I  ever  saw  under  fire,  and  who  in  the 
Company  does  not  remember  George  Burwell  trying  to  draw 
his  ramrod  from  his  gun  at  Kernstown  and  crying  because  he 

could  not  get  another  shot  at  the Yankees,  and  which  of 

you  old  fellows  does  not  remember  George's  capturing  the 
Yankee  Captain  at  Manassas  when  he  was  only  fourteen  years 
old.  Lord,  what  a  handsome  dashing  boy  he  was.  There  was 
a  man  with  us  on  whose  memory  my  mind  loves  to  linger  as  I 
look  over  the  past.  I  fear  you  will  say,  Dear  Courier,  that  I 
am  only  calling  the  roll  of  honor,  but  calling  the  roll  was  my 
business  at  that  time,  as  it  was  the  business  of  the  man  of  whom 
I  am  just  speaking,  a  man  who  never  would  take  promotion 
because  he  thought  he  could  serve  the  Dear  Mother-land  better 
as  a  private  or  non-commissioned  officer,  and  because  I  think  he 
really  loved  to  feel  the  pressure  of  the  musket  to  his  shoulder, 
and  got  more  of  the  glory  of  the  strife  on  foot  doing  a  private's 
duty  than  he  would  anywhere  else.  As  I  heard  one  of  the 
officers  say  once  he  believed  he  was  one  of  the  most  reckless 
men  in  the  army.  I  refer  to  Nat  Burwell  of  Carter  Hall.  It 
would  be  useless  to  have  to  write  his  name  for  any  of  the  old 
Company  to  know  him  when  I  recall  the  time  before  Richmond 
when  Colonel  Bots  called  on  Nat  to  rally  the  regiment  and  let 
them  dress  on  him  just  as  the  evening  was  closing  in  and  the 
regiment  came  to  his  call.  Think  of  the  gallant  feHow  after  the 
battle  was  fought  carrying  water  to  the  wounded  of  the  enemy 
because  he  said  our  wounded  had  their  friends  to  look  after 
them  and  the  others,  poor  fellows,  had  been  left  in  our  hands. 
That  always  seemed  to  me  the  truest  hospitality  and  the  highest 
Christian  virtue.  Many  of  those  fellows  became  commissioned 
officers  and  many  were  killed,  but  all  deserved  high  rank.  I 
have  not  forgotten  John  McCormick  and  the  way  he  carried 
dispatches  for  General  Rhodes  at  Gettysburg,  to  whom  he  had 

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been  transferred  from  Company  C,  as  the  army  marched  to 
Pennsylvania.  "I  am  dreaming  and  the  visions  of  the  past 
come  over  the  still  deep  waters  in  ripplets  bright  and  fast."  I 
find  it  impossible  to  mention  more  than  a  few  of  the  noble  men 
I  had  the  honor  to  serve  with,  in  a  letter,  but  I  hope  it  will 
make  some  one  of  the  old  boys  who  has  more  talent  than  I  write 
what  he  knows  so  I  may  see  it  way  off  here  and  know  who  has 
passed  over  the  river  and  who  are  still  on  this  side.  What  has 
become  of  Nat  Cook,  and  Phil  Nelson,  and  Maud  Lewis  ?  What 
boys  they  were,  and  what  men  they  made,  ripening  in  the  hot 
furnace  of  red  battle.  There  are  many  more  men  I  would  like 
to  pay  a  passing  tribute  to,  some  who  were  not  of  my  command, 
but  I  shall  only  speak  of  two  now.  Capt.  Hugh  Nelson,  after- 
wards Major.  I  mind  him  well  on  his  milk  white  steed  when 
the  white  banner  of  peace  was  still  spread  over  our  fair  land. 
The  greatest  scholar,  statesman  and  scientist  of  the  day,  man 
of  wonderous  charm  of  manner  and  bearing,  a  man  all  of  whose 
ways  were  ways  of  pleasantness  and  all  his  paths  were  peace, 
but  when  once  the  despot's  heel  was  on  our  shore,  he  was  a  very 
bolt  of  war,  and  the  beau  ideal  of  a  Cavalry  Commander,  as  he 
led  the  Old  Clarke  Cavalry  on  Victor,  when  the  foremost  fight- 
ing fell.  And  then  there  was  Dr.  Archie  Randolph,  Fitz  Lee's 
chief  medical  advisor  and  friend.  What  men  these  are!  I  have 
often  thought  that  a  king  would  be  blessed  if  his  throne  was 
surrounded  and  supported  by  such  men.  I  have  purposely  only 
spoken  of  men  whom  I  knew,  but  the  noble  women  of  that  day 
I  dare  not  try  to  paint  for  Shakespeare  only  painted  one  Portia, 
and  Thackery  one  Ethel  Newcome,  so  of  course  I  can't  pretend 
to  tread  on  such  holy  ground,  nor  do  I  see  how  anyone  could 
undertake  to  speak  of  the  Mothers,  Wives,  and  Sweethearts  and 
Sisters  of  such  men  as  I  have  mentioned  from  that  dear  old 
neighborhood.  I  am  dreaming  and  I  think  I  see  the  country  as 
it  stretches  out  from  the  first  rise  as  you  leave  the  Opequon, 
going  east  along  the  turnpike  till  you  reach  the  Blue  Ridge  and 
all  the  homes  of  loveliness  and  worth  as  you  pass  from  Upper 
Longwood.  The  long  low  rose  covered  house,  the  home  of  the 
most  gracious  hospitality  I  ever  knew,  and  a  little  to  the  left 
and  back  of  it  The  Briars,  where  the  great  author,  John  Esten 
Cooke,  lived  and  worked,  and  did  so  much  to  put  the  Lost 
Cause  in  its  proper  light.      Then  a  little  further  is  Grafton, 

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where  lived  Col.  R.  H.  Lee,  who  fell  badly  wounded  at  Kerns- 
town  forty  yards  ahead  of  his  Company,  carrying  the  banner 
of  the  Second  Virginia  Infantry.  Then  there  was  Pagebrook 
with  its  beautiful  lights  and  shadows,  and  Saratoga,  with  its 
beautiful  spring  and  stream  flowing  in  and  out  forever  through 
the  broad  meadow  and  deep  grass,  perfect  home  of  loveliness 
and  worth,  and  many  more.  Then  there  was  Carter  Hall,  the 
residence  of  the  Burwells,  with  its  beautiful  gardens  and  wealth 
of  flowers,  and  Annefield  which  gave  the  Carters  to  the 
Southern  cause,  whose  gardens  could  have  made  Elizabeth's 
German  garden  blush.  I  have  been  back  there  once  in  many 
years,  and  saw  some  new  places  on  the  road,  one  handsome 
pile  of  buildings  with  well  trimmed  lands,  and  I  was  told  it  was 
the  residence  of  Mr.  Mayo,  which  was  well,  as  it  went  to  show 
that  he  had  brought  back  to  Clarke  many  blessings.  I  could 
easily  fill  your  paper  on  the  subject  of  the  dear  old  neighbor- 
hood, but  I  fear  it  would  not  interest  many  of  our  readers,  as 
the  night  is  far  spent  and  I  have  had  a  chance  to  think  of  many 
dear  and  long  lost  friends,  and  had  a  better  and  fuller  view  of 
the  places,  and  as  the  night  is  far  spent  and  the  day  is  at  hand 
I  will  express  my  best  wishes  to  the  rising  generation  and  say 
that  I  hope  the  Hunt  Club  and  the  Country  Club  will  both  be 
sources  of  pleasure  and  advantage  to  them,  and  that  the  men 
may  be  as  strong,  as  wise  and  as  brave  and  the  women  as  good 
as  those  I  knew,  and  everything  will  be  all  right.  You  must 
remember  that  it  all  depends  on  the  women,  and  that  those 
women  in  the  early  sixties  were  very  devout  and  the  church  had 
much  weight  in  all  that  they  did,  and  I  do  not  see  in  any  of 
your  letters  from  the  dear  old  spot  any  references  to  the 
church,  which  quite  surprised  me  because  while  I  am  sorry  to 
say  I  had  not  much  to  do  with  it,  still  all  those  men  I  knew  and 
served  with  were  men  influenced  by  the  church  more  than  any 
body  of  men  I  ever  served  with,  and  I  have  been  in  many  lands 
with  many  people.  There  were  many  fine  lads  at  Rosney  and 
Oak  Grove  Academy  in  my  day.  One  boy  used  to  strike  me 
much,  I  mind  well;  he  had  the  face  of  one  of  Raphael's  cherubs, 
that  I  once  saw  in  St.  Peter's;  he  was  very  tall  and  slight,  and 
had  great  mechanical  talent,  the  sweetest  yet  the  strongest  face 
I  ever  saw  on  a  boy,  or  young  man,  with  very  light  wavy  hair. 
Isham  Randolph;  I  ween  well  he  must  have  made  a  great  man. 

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Is  he  the  man  I  saw  spoken  of  as  one  of  the  great  engineers  of 
the  United  States?  With  a  heart  full  of  love  for  all  Clarke 
County,  I  am 

A  Gentleman  of  Verona. 


Page  Twenty-Four 


GRfje  Cemeterp  &ecorb 

The  compiler  of  the  following  record  of  those  buried  in  the  Old  Chapel  Cemetery 
has  endeavored  to  make  it  as  complete  and  full  as  possible.  Many  difficulties  had  to  be 
overcome  in  securing  the  requisite  data,  and  often  it  has  been  found  impossible  to  obtain 
information,  either  because  it  was  not  known  who  could  supply  it,  or  because  those  who 
might  have  furnished  it  have  failed,  even  after  being  importuned  to  do  so.  Any  omissions, 
therefore,  in  the  following  still  very  incomplete  pages,  the  reader  may  attribute  to  these 
causes.  The  names  of  residences  are  placed  in  quotation  marks,  so  that  they  may  easily  be 
distinguished  from  the  names  of  counties,  towns,  etc.  The  two  names,  "  The  Grove  "  and 
"  Carter's  Grove,"  James  City  County,  refer  to  the  same  place.  The  designation  of  Clarke 
County  has  been  applied  to  all  that  part  of  Frederick  County  which  now  constitutes  the 
County  of  Clarke,  although  the  formation  of  this  County  did  not  occur  until  1837. 

WINNIFRED  CALMES.  A  stone  bearing  the  following 
inscription  was  found  at  "The  Vineyard,"  repaired  and 
placed  here  by  Dr.  Robert  C.  Randolph  of  "New  Market": 
"Here  lies  the  body  of  Winnifred  wife  of  Major  Marquis 
Calmes.  They  were  joined  in  wedlock  26  years  and  had  6 
children.  She  was  a  loving,  virtuous  and  industrious  wife, 
a  tender  Mother  and  kind  Mistress.  She  departed  this  life 
October  the  6th  A.  D.  1751,  Aetat  42." 
Below  this  on  the  same  stone  Dr.  Randolph  had  the  following 
placed,  signed  with  his  initials  and  the  date:  "Marquis 
Calmes  Jr.  was  a  vestryman  of  Frederick  Parish  in  1771. 
Cunningham  Chapel  was  ordered  to  be  repaired  in  1760. 
The  present  building  was  erected  about  the  year  1800. 
R.  C.  R.     1859." 

SUSANNA  GRYMES  BURWELL.  Child  of  Col.  Nathaniel 
and  Lucy  Burwell.  Born  in  Millwood,  October  16,  1792. 
Died  October  19,  1793. 

MANN  PAGE  BURWELL.  Child  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and 
Lucy  Burwell.  Born  in  Millwood  December  19,  1793. 
Died  August  5,  1794. 

MARIA  HOLKER.  "Daughter  of  John  Holker  Esq.,  late 
Consul  General  of  France  and  agent  of  the  Royal  Marine. 
She  died  June  3,  1794.     Aged  10  years." 

MRS.  JOHN  P.  PLEASANTS  of  Baltimore  was  Anne  Cleves 
Armistead,  daughter  of  William" Armistead  of  "Hesse," 
and  his  wife  Maria  Carter,  daughter  of  Charles  Carter 
of  "Cleves"  and  Anne  Byrd  of  "Westover."  Born  Novem- 
ber 7,  1773.  Married  March  14,  1793.  Copied  from  her 
tombstone:  "The  amiable  wife  of  John  P.  Pleasants  of 
Baltimore,  died  at  the  house  of  her  kind  friend  and 
brother-in-law  Capt.  Thomas  T.  Byrd  on  June  17,  1801, 
in  the  28th  year  of  her  age." 
After  her  burial  and  before  returning  to  Baltimore,  her 
husband  upon  riding  to  the  Old  Chapel  planted  the  willow 

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switch  he  used  as  a  whip.     It  took  root  and  formed  the 
great  willow  that  now  shades  her  grave. 

MRS.  ARCHIBALD  CARY  RANDOLPH  was  Lucy, 
daughter  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and  Susanna  Grymes  Burwell 
of  "Carter's  Grove,"  James  City  County.  Born  at  that 
place  November  20,  1777.  She  married  Col.  Archibald 
Randolph  of  "Ben  Lomond,"  Goochland  County  April 
6,  1797,     Died  at  "Carter  Hall"  March  22,  1810. 

TAYLOR  PAGE  BURWELL.  Eldest  child  of  Col.  Nathaniel 
and  Lucy  Burwell.  Born  at  "Carter's  Grove,"  James  City 
County  November  24,  1789.  Died  at  "Carter  Hall" 
October  23,  1811. 

ROBERT  CARTER  BURWELL  of  "New  Market."  Youngest 
son  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and  Susanna  Grymes  Burwell.  Born 
at  "Carter's  Grove"  July  24,  1785.  Died  at  "New 
Market"  August  22,  1813. 

GOV.  EDMUND  RANDOLPH.  Son  of  John  Randolph  of  / 
Williamsburg  and  Ariana  Jennings* of  Annapolis,  Md., 
was  born  at  Williamsburg  on  August  10,  1753.  His  father 
was  King's  Attorney  under  Governor  Fauquier,  a  staunch 
royalist  and,  like  the  Governor,  a  skeptic  in  religion.  The 
son  was  disinherited  by  the  father  because  of  his  disloyalty 
to  the  Crown  during  the  period  of  Revolution;  but  he  was 
adopted  by  his  uncle,  Peyton  Randolph,  President  of  the 
First  American  Congress,  whose  estate  he  inherited.  7 
Edmund  studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  became 
one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  his  day.  He  seems  to  have 
inherited  a  talent  for  his  profession.  His  father  and 
grandfather  were  both  King's  Attorneys  for  Virginia  and 
his  maternal  grandfather  was  King's  Attorney  for  Mary- 
land. In  the  trial  of  Aaron  Burr  for  high  treason  he  was 
the  principal  counsel  for  the  defence  and  won  his  case.  He 
was  counsel  for  Joist  Hite  when  the  celebrated  land  case 
between  the  latter  and  Lord  Fairfax  which  had  been  in 
court  for  half  a  century  was  finally  settled. 
Edmund  Randolph  married  in  1776  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Robert  Carter  Nicholas.  He  served  as  Aide-de-Camp 
to  General  Washington  during  the  Revolution.  On  Decem- 
ber 1,  1786,  he  succeeded  Patrick  Henry  as  Governor  of 
Virginia  and  in  1790  was  appointed  the  First  Attorney- 
General  of  the  United  States  (see  the  Writings  of  Wash- 
ington, Vol.  X,  Page  34).  In  1794  he  held  the  office  of 
Secretary  of  State,  vacated  by  Thomas  Jefferson.  He  was 
Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons  of  Virginia. 
He  was  visiting  Colonel  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall"  when 
he  had  a  stroke  of  paralysis  which  caused  his  death, 
September  12,  1813. 

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MISS  PHILIPINA  NELSON.     Died  about  1813. 

COL.  ARCHIBALD  CARY  RANDOLPH  of  "Ben  Lomond," 
Goochland  County.  Son  of  Thomas  Isham  and  Jane  Cary 
Randolph  of  "Dungeness"  was  born  in  1769.  He  married 
Lucy,  daughter  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and  Susanna  G.  Burwell 
of  ""Carter's  Grove,"  James  City  County  April  6,  1797. 
They  lived  at  "Ben  Lomond"  and  afterwards  removed  to 
Clarke  County.  He  died  November  14,  1813. 
Col.  Randolph  was  a  great  lover  of  horse-flesh  and  he  with 
Col.  John  Tayloe  bred  the  famous  thoroughbred  "  Sir 
Archy"  in  the  spring  of  1805  on  James  River.  Col.  Ran- 
dolph named  the  colt  "Robert  Burns"  and  when  he  was 
two  years  old  sent  him  to  Col.  Tayloe,  who  trained  him 
and  changed  his  name  to  "Sir  Archy."  A  rich  bay  in 
color,  of  powerful  build,  he  was  never  beaten  except  in 
his  first  race  and  defeated  the  greatest  horses  of  his  day. 

TAYLOE  PAGE. 

COL.  NATHANIEL  BURWELL  of  "Carter  Hall"  was  the 
son  of  Carter  Burwell  and  Lucy  Grynies  and  was  born  at 
"The  Grove,"  James  City  County,  Virginia,  April  15,  1750. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  six  years  old  and  provided  in 
his  will  that  during  the  minority  of  his  son  Nathaniel,  his 
estate  should  be  charged  with  the  maintenance  of  five  poor 
children  at  school.  As  a  student  at  William  and  Mary 
College  at  Williamsburg,  Virginia,  he  attained  such  profi- 
ciency in  mathematics  as  to  win  the  Bottetourt  medal  in 
his  class,  Bishop  Madison  winning  the  medal  for  belles- 
lettres  in  the  same  class,  Colonial  Governor  Bottetourt 
having  for  five  successive  years  given  two  medals  to  each 
graduating  class  at  William  and  Mary  College,  one  for 
proficiency  in  mathematics  and  the  other  in  belles-lettres. 
This  medal  is  now  in  possession  of  his  grandson.  Nathaniel 
Burwell  married  his  cousin,  Susan  Grymes,  March  28, 1772. 
He  represented  James  City  County  in  the  State  Convention 
of  1788  and  voted  for  the  adoption  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States.  Having  inherited  from  his  father  a 
large  estate  in  Frederick  County,  now  Clarke,  he  came  to 
this  County  to  live,  and  began  the  erection  of  the  "Carter 
Hall"  house  about  1792,  leaving  his  James  River  estate  to 
his  eldest  son  Carter.  His  home  in  the  Valley  was  named 
for  his  father  and  his  great  grandfather,  Robert  (King) 
Carter,  of  "Corotoman,"  Lancaster  County,  Virginia.  Col. 
Burwell  was  greatly  interested  in  the  development  of  this 
then  new  country,  for  besides  erecting  an  unusually  large 
and  substantial  residence  he  had  built  several  mills — one, 
The  Tilthammer  Mill,  for  forging  iron — and  established  a 
vineyard,  tanyard,  distillery  and  other  industries,  all  of 

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which  were  conducted  with  methodical  care  and  supervi- 
sion, as  his  old  account  books  abundantly  show.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Vestry  of  Cunningham  Chapel  Parish,  and 
gave  the  land  upon  which  the  Old  Chapel  stands  to  be  used 
forever  as  a  place  of  public  worship  and  a  burying  ground. 
In  accordance  with  these  conditions  a  yearly  morning 
service  is  held  at  the  Old  Chapel  on  the  second  Sunday  in 
September.  Col.  Burwell  died  at  "Carter  Hall"  on  March 
29,  1814,  and  lies  buried  at  the  Old  Chapel  beside  his 
second  wife,  Lucy  Page,  widow  of  Col.  George  Baylor,  of 
General  Washington's  staff.  She  survived  him  about  thirty 
years. 

JUDGE  BENNETT  TAYLOR.  Married  Susan  Beverley  Ran- 
dolph, daughter  of  Edmund  Randolph  and  Elizabeth 
Nichols,  his  wife.     Died  in  1816. 

ROBERT  BURWELL  of  "Long  Branch"  son  of  Nathaniel 
Burwell  of  Isle  of  Weight  County  and  his  wife,  nee 
Wormeley.  He  built  "Long  Branch"  and  died  there  about 
1817,  leaving  it  to  his  sister  Mrs.  Philip  Nelson. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  MEADE.  Consort  of  Right  Reverend 
William  Meade,  Third  Bishop  of  Virginia,  was  Mary 
Nelson,  daughther  of  Philip  and  Sarah  Burwell  Nelson,  of 
"Long  Branch".  Born  in  1792.  She  married  in  1812,  and 
died  July  3,  1817.  Her  first  cousin  Thomasia  Nelson 
became  Bishop  Meade's  second  wife. 

HON.  JOHN  HOLKER.  "Of  Scotch  descent,  was  born  in 
England  in  the  year  1743.  His  father  Jean  Holker  of 
France  joined  the  army  of  the  Pretender,  fought  at  the 
battle  of  Culloden,  1746,  was  taken  prisoner  and  condemned 
to  be  executed,  but  made  his  escape  to  France.  His  wife 
and  child,  John,  then  about  two  years  old,  followed  him. 
John  Holker  was  sent  to  this  country  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  about  the  year  1778  by  the  Government  of 
Louis  XVI,  or  rather  by  Beaumarchais,  to  inquire  into  the 
probability  of  the  success  of  our  armies  against  England. 
On  his  favorable  report  the  treaty  was  made  between  Louis 
and  the  United  States.  Mr.  Holker  was  then  made  Consul 
General  of  France  and  agent  of  the  Royal  Marine.  Mr. 
Holker  brought  letters  to  this  country  from  Benjamin 
Franklin  to  Robert  Morris  and  other  members  of  Congress 
speaking  in  the  highest  terms  of  his  segacity.  "  He  mar- 
ried as  his  third  wife  Nancy  Davis  Stillman  (nee  Stack- 
pole)  of  Boston,  Mass.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holker  then  removed 
to  Virginia  and  lived  at  "Springsberry,"  Clarke  County, 
where  he  died  in  June,  1820.  Being  a  Roman  Catholic  he 
was  buried  in  holy  ground  in  Winchester,  but  was  rein- 
terred  at  the  Old  Chapel  in  the  Autumn  of  1904. 

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MRS.  PHILIP  BURWELL  was  Elizabeth  (called  Betsey) 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  Carter  Page  of  Hanover- 
town,  Hanover  county.  Born  June  30,  1776.  She  married 
Philip  Bur  well  of  "Chapel  Hill"  in  1797  and  died  at 
""Carter  Hall"  January  12,  1821.  Her  stone  bears  this 
inscription: 
"Long  may  this  marble  remain  sacred  to  the  memory  of 
Elizabeth  Burwell — 

Her  labour  done  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat, 

Unheeded,  o'er  her  silent  dust 

The  storms  of  life  shall  beat. 

These  ashes  poor,  this  little  dust, 

Our  Father's  care  shall  keep, 

Till  the  last  angel  rise  and  break 

The  long  and  dreary  sleep." 

CAPT.  THOMAS  T.  BYRD  of  "The  Cottage,"  son  of  Col. 
William  E.  Byrd  3d  of  "Westover"  and  ^  Elizabeth  Hill 
Carter,  only  daughter  of  John  Carter  of  "Shirley,"  was 
born  January  7,  1752.  He  married  Mary  A.  Armistead 
of  "Hesse,"  Gloucester  County,  on  March  13,  1786.  He 
lived  at  "The  Cottage"  Clarke  County,  and  died  there 
August  19,  1821.  His  funeral  is  said  to  have  been  most 
impressive.  Borne  on  the  shoulders  of  some  of  his  servants 
singing  a  solemn  dirge  as  they  wound  their  way  down 
through  the  meadows  for  a  mile  and  a  half  to  the  Old 
Chapel. 

MISS  FANNY  BURWELL  of  "Long  Branch"  and  "Rosney," 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Burwell  of  Isle  of  Weight  County, 
died  about  1821. 

MISS  SARAH  NELSON. 

HANNAH  M.  WASHINGTON.  Child  of  Dr.  Henry  Wash- 
ington, of  Berryville.     Died  in  1822. 

WILLIAM  NELSON  BURWELL  of  "  Glenowen,"  second 
son  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and  Lucy  Page  Burwell  of  "Carter 
Hall,"  was  born  at  "  Carter's  Grove"  April  23,  1791.  He 
married  Mary  Brooke  of  Fauquier  County.  Died  at 
"Glenowen"  in  1822. 

SALLY  THROCKMORTON  BURWELL.  Child  of  George 
H.  and  Isabella  D.  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall".     Born  April 

28,  1821.     Died  October  29,  1822. 

MRS.  THOMAS  T.  BYRD  of  "The  Cottage"   was  Mary  A. 
Armistead,   daughter  of  William  Armistead   of    "Hesse" 
Gloucester  County,  and  his  wife  Maria  Carter,  daughter 
of  Charles  Carter  of  "Cleves"  and  Anne  Byrd  of  "  West- 
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over."  Married  Capt.  Thomas  Byrd  on  March  13,  1786. 
Died  in  1824. 

OLIVER  BLISS.  Instructor  in  the  Millwood  neighborhood. 
Copied  from  his  tombstone:  "Oliver  Bliss,  Esq.,  a  native 
of  Wilbraham,  Mass.  Many  years  a  resident  in  Virginia. 
Born  Nov.  11th,  1775.  Graduated  at  Yale  College  1795. 
Died  September  19th,  1824.  Separated  from  relatives 
tenderly  beloved,  it  is  the  consolation  of  the  bereaved  that 
his  days  were  closed  among  those  who  knew  the  heart  of 
the  Stranger. 

JOHN  BAYLOR.     Died  in  1824. 

JOHN  ELLYET  DAINGERFIELD   of   Millwood.      Died  in 

1824. 

DR.  DUDLEY  BURWELL  of  White  Post. 

MR.  MACNAMARAH. 

MRS.  JOHN  THOMPSON  of  Summit  Point  and  of  Berryville, 
was  Lucy  Roots  Throckmorton,  daughther  of  William 
Todd  Throckmorton.     Died  about  1825. 

ARCHY  THOMPSON. 

MISS  ARIANA  BURWELL  of  "Long  Branch"  and 
"Rosney"  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Burwell  of  Isle  of 
White  County.     Died  about  1820. 

PHILIP  HOSE. 

MRS.  TALLY. 

MRS.  GRIGG. 

MR.  MCNAMARA  PINE. 

JOSEPH  TULEY  of  Millwood.     Died  June,  1825. 

FREDERICK  STILLMAN  of  Boston.     Son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 

John  M.  Stillman  of  Boston  was  born  July  16,  1801.  His 
mother  afterwards  became  Mrs.  John  Holker  of  "Springs- 
berry." 

MRS.  JOSEPH  TULEY  of  Millwood.     Died  in  October,  1825. 

WILLIAM  HAY  of  "  Farnley."  Born  in  the  town  and  Parish 
of  Kilsyth  Scotland,  November  10,  1748.  Lived  in  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  and  married  twice.  Both  of  his  wives  were 
named  Walker  and  were  from  Virginia.  He  died  at 
"Farnley,"  November  11,  1825. 

GEORGE  W.  NELSON.     Died  about  1825. 

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JOHN  GARY  WASHINGTON.  Child  of  Dr.  Henry  Wash- 
ington of  Berryville.     Died  in  1825. 

MR.  STACKPOLE  of  Boston.  Nephew  of  Mrs.  John  Holker 
of  "Springsberry." 

MISS  GERADINE  NELSON. 

THOMSON. 

JERRY  O'CONNER. 

MARIA  L.  O'CONNER.      Aged  1  year.      Died  June  4,  1826. 

ARCHIBALD  MAGILL  THOMPSON.  Son  of  Dr.  John  and 
Lucy  Roots  Thompson  of  Berryville. 

WALTON  MEADE  THOMPSON.  Son  of  Dr.  John  and 
Lucy  R.  Thompson,  of  Berryville. 

THOMAS  MORTIMER  THOMPSON.  Son  of  Dr.  John  and 
Lucy  R.  Thompson. 

MARY  M.  THOMPSON.  Daughter  of  Dr.  John  and  Lucy 
R.  Thompson. 

HENRIETTA  THROCKMORTON.  Daughter  of  William 
Todd  Throckmorton. 

EVELINE  THROCKMORTON.  Daughter  of  William  Todd 
Throckmorton. 

DR.  LEWIS  BURWELLof  "Prospect  Hill."  Sixth  son  of 
Col.  Nathaniel  and  Susanna  Grymes  Burwell,  was  born  at 
"Carter's  Grove,"  James  City  County,  September  26, 
1783.  He  removed  to  Clarke  County  with  his  father  about 
1790.  He  took  his  degree  as  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  Phila- 
delphia and  then  spent  some  years  in  Europe  prosecuting 
his  studies  and  seeing  the  practice  in  the  most  celebrated 
institutions  and  mingling  in  the  best  society.  Soon  after 
his  return  he  was  married  in  the  town  of  Fredericksburg 
on  September  26,  1808,  to  Maria  M.  Page,  daughter  of 
Mann  and  Mary  Page  of  "  Mannsfield."  Being  in  posses- 
sion of  a  handsome  estate  he  did  not  pursue  the  active 
practice  of  medicine.  The  mansion  that  he  built  at  "Pros- 
pect Hill"  was  destroyed  by  fire  twelve  years  after  his 
death  which  occurred  February  24,  1826. 

MATTHEW  PAGE  of  "Annefield,"  son  of  Robert  and  Sarah 
Walker  Page  of  "Broadneck,"  Hanover  County,  was  born 
at  that  place  March  4,  1762.  After  the  Revolutionary  War 
he  moved  to  Clarke  County  and  built  "Annefield."  He 
married  Anne  Randolph  Page  Meade,  daughter  of  Richard 
K.  Meade  in  1799.     He  is  said  to  have  been  the  pattern  of 

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a  country  gentleman,  dispensing  happiness  to  his  family 
and  kindness  and  comfort  to  his  numerous  domestics. 

Mr.  Page  presented  his  wife  with  a  very  handsome  carriage 
lined  with  red  leather,  but  she,  thinking  it  partook  too 
much  of  the  pomp  and  vanity  of  this  world,  declined  to 
own  it.  "Very  well,"  said  he,  "I  will  send  it  over  to  Sister 
Maria.  She  will  use  it."  (Meaning  Mrs.  John  Page  of 
"Page  Brook.") 

He  died  at  "Annefield"  October  5,  1826. 

MRS.  PETER  BEVERLY  WHITING  of  Berryville,  was 
Hannah  Fairfax  Washington.     Died  1828. 

MRS.  THOMAS  TAYLOR  BYRD  of  "The  Cottage,"  was 
Anne  Maria  McMecken,  daughter  of  William  and  Eleanor 
Armistead  McMecken  of  Baltimore.  Married  Taylor  Byrd 
on  January  24,  1826.     Died  1828. 

DR.  CHARLES  CARTER  BYRD  of  "Chapel  Hill,"  son  of 
Capt.   Thomas  T.  and   Mary   Armistead   Byrd   of    "The 

t   Cottage."    He  built  "Chapel  Hill"  and  lived  there. 

"In  the  grave  beneath  are  deposited  the  mortal  remains  of 
Charles  Carter  Byrd  who  departed  this  life  Dec.  14th, 
1829,  aged  30,  cut  off  in  the  midst  of  his  days  and  the 
exertion  of  manly  ambition.  As  a  Physician,  successful 
and  tender  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  as  a  Friend 
beloved,  as  a  Father  devoted,  as  a  Husband  seldom  equalled. 
She  for  whom  he  joined  the  tenderest  names  dedicates  this 
marble  to  his  memory,  as  a  sad  but  heart  felt  testimony  of 
love  and  respect.     Thus  do  human  hopes  perish." 

MRS.  GEORGE  H.  BURWELL  of  "Carter  Hall,"  was  Isabella 
Smith  Dixon,  daughter  of  John  Peyton  and  Sarah  Throck- 
morton Dixon  of  "Airville,"  Gloucester  County.  Born 
March  1801.  Married  George  H.  Bur  well  on  March  28, 
1820,  at  "Airville."  Died  at  "Carter  Hall"  May  24,  1830. 
The  recollection  of  her  beauty  of  countenance  and  character 
have  been  handed  down  for  generations. 

GEORGETT  BURWELL,  infant  of  George  H.  and  Isabella 
Dixon  Bur  well  of  "Carter  Hall."  Born  May  4,1830. 
Died  June  12,  1830. 

JOHN  MORGAN  STILLMAN,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  M. 
Stillman  of  Boston.  His  mother  afterward  became  Mrs. 
John  Holker  of  "Springsberry."     Died  1831. 

JOHN  A.  O'CONNOR.  Aged  1  year.  Died  February  10,  1832. 

MARTHA  A.  O'CONNOR.  Aged  3  years.  Died  February 
13,  1832. 

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JOHN  O'CONNOR.  Born  1793.  Served  in  the  war  of  1812, 
4th  Virginia  Regiment,  as  substitute  for  his  brother  Den- 
nis O'Connor.  He  married  Elizabeth  Wood  December  18, 
1823.     Died  at  Millwood,  March  1,  1832. 

JOHN  RANDOLPH  PAGE.  Aged  6  years.  Died  January 
31,  1832. 

PHILLIPPA  B.  PAGE.  Aged  5  months.  Died  February  3, 
1832. 

MRS.  MANN  PAGE.  "Mary  Page  died  1835"  marks  the 
stone  of  Mrs.  Mann  Page  of  "  Mannsfield."  She  was  the 
daughter  of  John  Tayloe  and  Rebecca  Plater  (of  Maryland) 
his  wife.  Born  1758  in  Spottsylvania  County.  Married 
Mann  Page  of  "Mannsfield,"  when  she  was  sixteen  years 
old. 

"This  truly  estimable  lady  possessed  a  remarkable  combina- 
tion of  the  greatest  excellencies  of  character.  Familiar  in 
her  earlier  days  with  all  the  enjoyments  that  affluence  and 
care  could  bestow,  and  called  to  preside  over  the  hospital- 
ities of  a  mansion  where  the  most  brilliant  and  accom- 
plished spirits  of  those  times  were  accustomed  to  assemble 
and  sojourn;  in  subsequent  years  many  changes  and  afflic- 
tions in  the  providence  of  God  befell  her.  She  was 
subjected  in  no  ordinary  degree  to  the  great  moral  test  of 
prosperity  and  proved  herself  capable  of  sustaining  it 
without  forgetting  God  her  Maker.  Alike  when  prosperity 
smiled  and  adversity  frowned  she  exhibited  the  bland,  the 
benign,  the  sincere  and  dignified  cordiality  of  manner 
which  so  eminently  characterized  the  olden  days  of  Vir- 
ginia. She  left  behind  her  but  few  equals  in  conversation, 
in  charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity." 

She  read  with  delight  Scott's  Commentary  on  the  Bible, 
Baxter's  Saint's  Rest  and  Jay's  Prayers.  Her  last  days 
were  spent  in  Millwood  among  her  many  friends  and  rela- 
tives, and  there  she  died  January  26,  1835. 

ROBERTA  W.  PAGE,  child  of  Dr.  Matthew  and  Mary  C. 
Page  of  "Longwood."  When  a  child  of  5  years,  while 
staying  at  "Prospect  Hill,"  her  skirts  caught  fire  and  she 
died  of  the  burns  September  25,  1835. 

DR.  PHILIP  GRYMES  RANDOLPH,  eldest  son  of  Archibald 
Cary  and  Lucy  Burwell  Randolph,  was  born  in  1802.  He 
took  his  degree  in  the  School  of  Medicine  at  Philadelphia 
and  married  Mary  O'Neal  of  Washington  about  1824.  He 
was  appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  Army  and  stationed 
at  Fort  St.  Philip,  below  New  Orleans,  where  in  addition 
to  his  professional  duties  he  held  for  some  time  command 
of  the  Fort.     He  was  transferred  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  on 

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the  frontier,  later  resigned  this  position  and  became  Chief 
Clerk  in  the  War  Department  under  President  Jackson. 
In  1831  he  was  sent  as  a  bearer  of  dispatches  to  Spain. 
Dr.  Randolph  died  March  12,  1836,  aged  34  years. 

MRS.  JOHN  H.  WHEELER  of  Charlotte,  N.  C,  was  Mary, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Obadiah  Brown  (Postmaster -General 
under  President  VanBuren)  and  his  wife,  "The  Widow 
Jackson,"  of  Washinton.  Born  in  1810.  Died  at  "The 
Tuleyries,"  October  4,  1836. 

MRS.  JOHN  W.  BYRD,  was  Mary  Frances,  daughter  of 
Matthew  and  Ann  R.  Page  of  "Annefield."  Born  March 
5,  1815.     Died  in  Frederick,  Md.,  February  1,  1837. 

DR.  MATTHEW  PAGE  of  "  Longwood,"  only  son  of  Gwynn 
Page  of  "Rosewell,"  and  his  wife,  a  Miss  Herreford,  was 
born  in  1800.  He  moved  to  Clarke  County  and  married  on 
June  5,  1824,  Mary  (called  Polly),  daughter  of  Capt.  A.  C. 
and  Lucy  Randolph.  Dr.  Page  built  and  lived  at  "Long- 
wood."     He  died  January  17,  1837. 

MRS.  JULIA  C.  AVERY,  daughter  of  "Parson"  Bracken  and 
niece  of  Col.  Nathaniel  Burwell.  Died  at  "Carter  Hall," 
April  5,  1837. 

DENNIS  O'CONNOR,  son  of  Jerry  O'Connor.  Aged  51  years. 
Died  in  Millwood,  April  11,  1837, 

ADAM  BOSTEYON.     Died  1837. 

ANN  AMELIA  BURWELL.  Died  in  the  9th  year  of  her  age, 
September  17,  1837. 

ELIZABETH  H.  LITTLE,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  and  Mary 
B.  Little.     Aged  35  years.     Died  July  11,  1837. 

LEWIS  BURWELL  JR.  of  "Prospect  Hill,"  son  of  Dr.  Lewis 
and  Maria  Mann  Burwell. 
He  was  driving  a  young  horse  which  became  unmanageable 
and  he  was  precipitated  from  his  vehicle  and  striking  his 
head  against  a  small  stone  received  a  wound  which  in  about 
two  hours  resulted  in  his  death  at  "Saratoga"  on  September 
11,  1838,  in  the  21st  year  of  his  age. 

MRS.  MATTHEW  PAGE  of  "Annefield,"  was  Anne  Randolph 
Meade,  eldest.daughter  of  Col.  Richard  Kidder  Meade  and 
Mary  Grymes,  "the  widow  Randolph,"  his  wife.  She  was 
born  December  3,  1781,  at  Chatham,  near  Fredericksburg, 
Va.  Early  in  life  she  was  the  subject  of  deep  religious 
impressions  which  increased  year  by  year  and  ultimately 
became  the  foundation  of  her  every  thought  and  act.  In 
1799  she  married  Matthew  Page  of    "Annefield,"  owner 

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of  one  of  the  largest  estates  in  Virginia.  Mrs.  Page  felt 
herself  divinely  called  to  improve  both  temporally  and 
spiritually  the  condition  of  the  large  number  of  slaves  of 
whom  she  found  herself  mistress.  Her  husband,  though 
he  did  not  enter  fully  into  her  views  of  preparing  them  for 
colonization,  was  kind  and  indulgent  and  afforded  her  many 
opportunities  for  doing  what  she  conceived  to  be  her  duty. 
After  his  death  in  1826  she  began  final  preparations  for 
liberating  her  slaves  and  sending  them  to  Liberia,  which 
she  did  in  1832,  providing  them  with  every  necessary 
supply  for  a  year. 

It  is  said  that  she  might  have  died  wealthy,  but  she  spent  all 
her  substance  on  charity,  always  considering  her  servants 
paramount,  upon  whom  she  expended  the  greater  part  of 
what  she  had. 

She  died  at  "Annefield,"  March  28,  1838. 

DR.  JOHN  THOMPSON  of  Summit  Point,  son  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Thompson  of  Scotland  and  of  Salem,  Fauquier  County,  Va. 
Dr.  Thompson  married  Lucy  Roots  Throckmorton.  He 
practiced  medicine  in  Berryville  for  about  fifty  years. 
Died  in  1840.  His  grandson,  Dr.  Pemberton  Thompson, 
is  now  practicing  at  Summit  Point. 

ANN  MARIAH  YOWELL,  daughter  Simeon  and  Sarah  Ann 
Yowell.     Born  May  31,  1840.     Died  August  8,  1841. 

MRS.  JOHN  W.  OWEN,  was  Cecilia  Peyton  Washington, 
daughter  of  Henry  T.  Washington  of  King  George  County. 
Died  at  "Woodland,"  Clarke  County,  October  16,  1841. 

MRS.  THOMAS  NELSON,  was  Mildred,  second  child  of  Hon. 
Hugh  Nelson  of  "Bel voir,"  Albemarle  County,  and  Eliza 
Kinloch  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  Rorn  about  1802.  Married 
Thomas  Nelson  of  '  'Rosney,"  Clarke  County,  in  1820.  Died 
on  Easter  Sunday,  1842. 

MRS.  RICHARD  EVELYN  BYRD  of  Winchester,  was  Anne 
Harrison  of  "Brandon,"  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Evelyn 
Taylor  Byrd  Harrison.  Born  in  July,  1802.  Married 
April  6,  1826.     Died  1842. 

MRS.  BOSTEYON.     Widow  of  Adam  Bosteyon. 

PHILIP  HOGE. 

MRS.  PEYTON  R.  BERKELEY,  was  Frances  Ann  Bannister 
Little,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Howe  Little  and  Mary  Blair 
Whiting,  his  wife.  Married  Dr.  Peyton  R.  Berkeley  of 
Hampden-Sidney.     Died  at  Millwood,  August  25,  1843. 

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"Glengary,"  his  father's  residence  near  Winchester,  where 
he  used  to  write  poetry  and  amuse  himself  with  an  Aeolian 
harp.  He  became  early  an  indefatigable  hunter  and  a  fine 
shot.  His  first  poems  were  published  in  the  Southern 
Literary  Messenger,  edited  then  by  Poe,  who  had  a  very 
high  opinion  of  Mr.  Cooke's  productions.  He  was  married 
on  May  1,  1837,  at  "  Saratoga,"  to  Williann  Corbin  Tayloe 
Burwell,  daughter  of  William  Burwell  of  "Glenowen,"  and 
through  his  wife  came  into  possession  of  the  estate  of  "The 
Vineyard,"  where  he  died  of  pneumonia,  caught  in  riding 
through  the  Shenandoah  on  a  hunting  expedition,  January 
20,  1850. 

BETTY  ROBINSON.    Born  January,  1811.    Died  April,  1850. 

GWYNN  PAGE,  son  of  Dr.  Matthew  and  Mary  C.  Page  of 
"Longwood."  Aged  17  years.  Killed  by  a  horse  May 
28,  1850. 

MRS.  NATHANIEL  BURWELL  of  "Saratoga,"  was  "Pretty 
Betsy"  Nelson  of  Yorktown,  daughter  of  Dr.  Nathaniel 
Nelson  of  that  place.  Born  1778.  Copied  from  her  tomb- 
stone: "Sacred  to  the  memory  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Burwell, 
relict  of  Nathaniel  Burwell,  who  died  at  Saratoga  on  the 
11th  of  June,  1850,  in  the  72d  year  of  her  age.  As  a  wife 
and  mother  to  adopted  children,  few  equalled  and  none 
excelled  her." 

LUCY  WELLFORD  RANDOLPH,  infant  of  Dr.  R.  C.  and 

Lucy  Randolph  of  "New  Market."  Aged  4  months.  Died 
July  19,  1850. 

PHILIP  NELSON  of  "Long  Branch"  and  "  Rosney,"  "The 
Patriarch  of  Our  Church,"  son  of  Gov.  Thomas  Nelson, 
was  born  at  Yorktown,  March  4,  1766.  He  married  Sarah 
N.  Burwell  of  Isle  of  Wight  County  in  1789.  Soon  after 
his  marriage  he  came  to  Clarke  County  at  the  instance  of 
Colonel  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall."  For  51  years  he  was  a 
vestryman  of  the  Old  Chapel  and  Christ  Church,  Millwood, 
and  a  delegate  from  this  Parish  to  the  State  and  the 
General  Convention  for  a  long  series  of  years.  He  was  an 
excellent  Lay  Reader,  having  a  most  melodious  and  power- 
ful voice.  He  died  at  "Rosney,"  September  5,  1851. 
He  was  one  of  the  Saints. 

DR.  WILLIAM  NELSON  of  "Rosney,"  son  of  Philip  and' 
Sarah  Nelson.  Born  1809.  Married  Nancy  Mitchell  of 
Charleston,  S.  C,  in  1834.     Died  October  25,  1851. 

JENNIE  CARTER  (colored),  nurse  for  the  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Francis  Otway  Byrd  of    "Oakley."    She   was   the 
mother  of  Nat  Carter,  the  well-known,  faithful  and  inter- 
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esting  attendant  of  the  Old  Chapel  grounds  for  a  great 
number  of  years.     Died  about  1854. 

MRS.  ALEXANDER  WOOD,  Elizabeth.  Born  1778.  Died 
April  3,  1853. 

CATHERINE  ISHAM  RANDOLPH,  infant  of  Dr.  Robert  C. 
and  Lucy  W.  Randolph  of  "  New  Market."  Died  Feb- 
ruary 5.  1854. 

DR.  ROBERT  HOWE  LITTLE,  son  of  William  Little  and 
grand-nephew  of  Lord  Howe,  was  born  in  Jefferson  County 
in  1775.  Married  in  1800  Mary  Blair  Whiting  of  "  En- 
field," Prince  William  County.  He  practiced  medicine  in 
this  neighborhood  for  32  years.  Died  in  Millwood,  June 
4,  1854. 

FREDERICK  CLOPTON.     Died  1854. 

INFANT  of  J.  C.  R.  Taylor.     Died  1854. 

MRS.  MATTHEW  PAGE  of  "Longwood,"  was  Mary  Cary 
Randolph,  daughter  of  Archibald  Cary  and  Lucy  Randolph. 
Born  April  12,  1806.  She  married  Dr.  Matthew  Page  in 
March,  1824.     Died  January  22,  1855. 

MRS.  GREGORY  of  Portsmouth,  Va.  Died  at  the  home  of 
her  son-in-law,  James  Clark,  in  Millwood,  in  1855. 

MRS.  JAMES  HAY  of  "  Farnley,"  was  Eliza  Gwynn, 
daughter  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and  Lucy  Burwell  of  "Carter 
Hall."  Born  at  "Carter's  Grove,"  June  26,  1795.  Married 
Dr.  Hay  in  1818.  Died  at  "  Green  Hill,"  Millwood,  April 
13,  1855. 

HANNAH  FAIRFAX  WASHINGTON,  daughter  of  Perrin 
Washington  of  Washington,  D.  C.     Died  August  19, 1856. 

PROF.  J.  WORTHINGTON  SMITH,  late  Principal  of  Oak 
Grove  Academy,  Millwood.  He  ranked  high  in  the 
Fraternity  of  Masons,  having  been  Grand  Master  of  the 
State  of  Virginia.     He  died  October  23,  1856. 

DR.  JOHN  LANGBOURN  BURWELL,  son  of  George  H. 
and  Isabella  Dixon'  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall."  Born 
October  8,  1828.     Died  October  24,  1856. 

MISS  LUCY  G.  NELSON  of  "  Long  Branch"  and  "  Rosney," 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Sarah  Burwell  Nelson,  was  born  in 
1793.  "With  her  sisters  she  conducted  for  a  long  series  of 
years  one  of  the  most  valuable  female  schools  of  Virginia  " 
first  at  "Long  Branch"  and  then  at  "Rosney."  Bishop 
Meade  said  of  this  school  that  "  it  was  qualified  to  prepare 

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young  men  to  enter  college." 
Miss  Nelson  died  at  '  'Rosney"  November  16,  1856. 

MRS.  PHILIP  NELSON  of  "Long  Branch"  and  "Rosney," 
was  Sarah,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Burwell  of  Isle  of  Wight 
and  his  wife,  nee  Wormley.  Born  in  1769.  She  married 
Philip  Nelson  of  Yorktown  immediately  after  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  and  moved  to  Clarke  County.  A  remarkably 
intelligent  and  well-educated  woman.  Died  at  "Rosney" 
December  9,  1856. 

MRS.  DAVID  HOLMES  MCGUIRE  of  Berryville,  was  Eliza 
G.  P.  Burwell,  daughter  of  William  N.  and  Mary  Burwell 
of  "Glenowen."  Born  November  16,  1816.  Married  David 
H.  McGuire  of  Winchester,  August  4,  1835.  Died  at 
"Woldnook"  May  31,  1856. 

J.  EDWARDS  JACKSON,  son  of  Dr.  J.  S.  and  Mary  W. 
Jackson.     Born  1828.     Died  1856. 

INFANT  of  Nathaniel  and  Dorothy  Burwell  of  "  Glenvin." 
Died  April  27,  1857. 

MRS.  JOHN  HOLKER  of  "  Springsberry,"  was  Nancy  Davis 
Stackpole  of  Boston.  Born  May,  1777.  Married  first  Mr. 
John  M.  Stillman,  on  February  15,  1794,  and  after  his 
death  she  married  Hon.  John  Holker  in  Boston,  January 
18,  1815.     Died  at  "Long  Branch"  June  28,  1857. 

ROBERT  MEADE,  infant  of  Francis  and  Mary  Meade  of 
"Prospect  Hill."    Died  August  19,  1857. 

MRS.  ROBERT  HOWE  LITTLE,  was  Mary  Blair  Whiting, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Whiting  of  Jefferson 
County  and  afterward  of  "Enfield,"  Prince  William 
County.  Born  in  1781.  Married  Dr.  Little  about  1800. 
Died  at  Millwood  September  2,  1857. 

PHILIP  BURWELL  RANDOLPH  of  "New  Market,"  son  of 
Dr.  Robert  Carter  and  Lucy  Randolph.  Died  at  the 
University  of  Virginia  of  typhoid  fever,  in  his  20th  year, 
November  21,  1857. 

DR.  JOHN  PAGE  HOPKINS,  son  of  John  and  Abby  Page 
Hopkins.  He  was  United  States  Consul  at  Tabasco, 
Mexico,  and  died  there  in  1857. 
"Having  gained  the  regard  and  affection  of  those  among 
whom  he  resided,  he  was  followed  to  the  grave  by  the 
authorities  and  people  of  Tabasco  and  was  buried  with  the 
honors  due  to  his  station." 
Reinterred  at  the  Old  Chapel. 

ANNIE  E.  THOMPSON,  child  of  A.  F.  and  M.  E.  Thompson. 
Died  February  7,  1858. 

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GEORGE  BURWELL,  infant  of  John  and  Lucy  Page  of 
"Upper  Longwood."     Died  July  20,  1858. 

LUCY,  child  of  Philip  and  Fanny  Meade.     Died  1858. 

MARY  LITTLE  MCGUIRE,  daughter  of  Rev.  Francis  H.  and 
Mary  W.  McGuire  of  Mecklenburg.  Aged  11  years.  Died 
August  21  1858. 

MRS.  JOHN  EVELYN  PAGE  of  "The  Meadow,"  was  Emily 
McGuire,  daughter  of  Col.  William  H.  and  Mary  Little 
McGuire.  Born  April  4,  1803.  Married  Judge  Page  of 
"Page  Brook"  in  1823.  Died  at  "The  Meadow"  November 
4,  1858. 

MRS.  POLLY  DORAN.     Died  1859. 

MRS.  MARGARET  T.  STONER.  Born  October  11,  1799. 
Died  March  24,  1859. 

WILLIAM  FITZHUGH  RANDOLPH  of  "Chillowee,"  Cum- 
berland County,  son  of  William  Randolph  of  "Tuckahoe," 
and  Lucy  Boiling  Randolph  his  wife.  Born  1795.  He 
Married  Jane  Cary  Harrison  of  "Clifton,"  Cumberland 
County.  Mr.  Randolph  was  an  eminent  practitioner  of 
law;  was  most  eloquent,  especially  in  criminal  cases,  where 
he  was  always  found  on  the  side  of  mercy  and  seldom  failed 
to  save  his  client.  No  fee  would  ever  induce  him  to  prose- 
cute the  unfortunate.  He  died  at  his  residence  in  Mill- 
wood, July  16,  1859. 

MRS.  JAMES  H.  CLARKE  of  Millwood,  was  Jane  A.  Gregory 
of  Portsmouth.  Died  in  Millwood  in  her  46th  year,  August 
10,  1859. 

ROBERT  CARTER  RANDOLPH  JR  infant  son  of  Beverly 
and  Mary  Conway  Randolph  of  "The  Moorings."  Died 
1859. 

PATTY  BROOK.  Copied  from  her  stone:  "Patty  Brook 
(Colored).  She  was  13  at  the  siege  of  York  and  often 
talked  of  that  event.  This  stone  is  put  here  at  the  request 
of  her  son  Wm.  Brook  (Groom). 

1859." 

WILLIAM  BURWELL  MCGUIRE  of  Berryville,  son  of 
David  H.  and  Eliza  G.  McGuire.  Born  1835.  Died  at 
"Woldnook,"  his  father's  residence,  in  1859. 

EDWARD  ST.  GEORGE  COOKE,  youngest  son  of  John  R. 
and  Maria  Pendleton  Cooke  of  Richmond.  Born  1835. 
Died  at  "The  Vineyard"  December  1,  1859. 

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COL.  FRANCIS  OTWAY  BYRD  of  "Oakley,"  third  son  of 
Capt.  Thomas  T.  Byrd  and  Mary  Armistead,  his  wife. 
Born  August  20,  1790. 

He  entered  the  Army  of  the  United  States  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  War  of  1812  as  Lieutenant  in  the  Second 
Regiment  of  Artillery.  In  the  memorable  campaign  on 
the  Niagra  in  1814,  "Lieutenant  Byrd,"  in  the  language  of 
Major-General  Gaines,  "nobly  and  gallantly  sustained  his 
part,  and  more  especially  in  the  glorious  victory  of  August 
15,  1814."  General  Scott  has  also  borne  his  testimony  to 
"the  distinguished  gallantry  of  Lieutenant  Byrd  in  the 
many  battles  and  affairs  in  which  he  found  himself  engaged 
with  the  enemy." 

He  volunteered  his  services  under  Commodore  Decatur  againt 
Algiers,  and  captured  at  sea  an  Algerine  frigate,  receiving 
for  his  great  valor  a  handsome  Turkish  sword  and  pair  of 
Algerine  pistols  from  Commodore  Decatur. 

After  Captain  Byrd's  return  to  this  country  he  married  in 
1817  Miss  Elizabeth  Pleasants  of  Philadelphia  and  settled 
with  her  at  "Oakley,"  Clarke  County. 

Virginia,  in  1848,  voted  him  for  his  gallant  conduct  a  sword 
of  honor. 

In  1855  he  removed  to  Baltimore  to  be  near  his  beloved 
daughter,  Mrs.  Samuel  G.  Wyman.  He  died  on  May  2, 
1860,  at  7.30  in  the  evening. 

COL.  JOSEPH  TULEY  of  "The  Tuleyries,"  son  of  Joseph 
and  Ann  Tuley.  Born  May,  1796.  Married  Mrs.  Mary 
W.  Jackson,  nee  Edelen,  of  Maryland.  He  built  "The 
Tuleyries,"  where  he  died  June  17,  1860. 

JANETT  HOPKINS,  daughter  of  Commodore  and  Mrs. 
William  Hopkins.     Died  1860. 

MRS.  JANE  L.  CARTER,  Mary  E.  Aged  31  years.  Died 
August  26,  1860. 

LEWIS  C.  CARTER,  infant  of  J.  L.  and  M.  E.  Carter.     Died 

September  5,  1860. 

JOHN  JOLLIFFE  of  Winchester.  Born  March  19,  1812. 
Married  Lucy  Marshall  Bur  well  of  "  Glenowen,"  on  Sep- 
tember 17,  1835.  Died  at  his  residence,  "Glenowen," 
September  15,  1860. 

MRS.  PHILIP  NELSON,  was  Emily,  daughter  of  Judge  John 
E.  and  Emily  Page.  Born  at  "Page  Brook"  August  31, 
1831.  Married  December  21,  1853,  Mr.  Philip  Nelson  of 
Nelson,  Nelson  County.     Died  October  5,  1860. 

INFANT  of  Guerdon  Pendleton.     Died  1861. 

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S.  D.  MOORHEAD  of  11th  Mississippi  Infantry.  Wounded 
at  Berrys  Ferry.  Died  at  the  home  of  Otway  McCormick 
August  10,  1861. 

PHINEAS  PEMBERTON  WHITING,  son  of  N.  Burwell  and 
M.  Camilla  Whiting-  of  "Pleasant  Hill."  Aged  4  years. 
Died  November  20,  1861. 

ISABELLA  HARRISON,t  daughter  of  Henry  and  Fanny  Tabb 
Harrison.  Born  at  "Berkeley,"  Charles  City  County, 
February  13,  1853.     Died  December  12,  1861. 

GEORGE  H.  HAY,  infant  of  Dr.  William  and  Emily  Hay, 
Died  December  16,  1861. 

WILLIAM  ARMISTEAD  WHITING,  son  of  N.  Burwell  and 
M.  Camilla  Whiting  of  "Pleasant  Hill."  Born  October 
22,  1853.     Died  January  11,  1862. 

SON  of  Thomas  Brown.     Died  1862. 

MRS.  JOSEPH  F.  RYAN,  was  Ann  J.  McCormick,  daughter 
of  Otway  and  Sarah  McCormick.  Born  1836.  Died 
January  29,  1862. 

MRS.  DR.  CHARLES  CARTER  BYRD,  was  Jane  F.,  daughter 
of  Henry  S.  Turner  of  "Wheatland,"  Jefferson  County. 
Born  September  11,  1801.     Died  February  29,  1862. 

AGNES  BURWELL  PAGE,  eldest  daughter  of  John  and 
Lucy  Mann  Page  of  ' '  Upper  Longwood. "  Aged  7  years. 
Died  March  19,  1862. 

LOUISE  BURWELL  MEADE,  daughter  of  Francis  B.  and 
Mary  Mann  Meade  of  "Prospect  Hill."  Born  July  11, 
1850.     Died  Good  Friday,  April  19,  1862. 

MICHAEL  B.  COPENHAVER  of  Millwood.  Born  1815. 
Died  July  9,  1862. 

MAJ.  HUGH  MORTIMER  NELSON  of  "Long  Branch," 
twelfth  child  of  Francis  Nelson  of  "Mont  Air,"  Hanover 
County,  and  Lucy  Page,  his  wife.  Born  at  "Mont  Air" 
October  20,  1811.  -  He  removed  to  Clarke  County  and 
married  Adelaide  Holker  of  "Springsberry"  and  Boston, 
Mass.,  in  1836. 

He  first  entered  the  army  as  Captain  of  Company  D,  6th 
Virginia  Cavalry,  and  was  afterward  aide-de-camp  to 
Major-General  Ewell,  who  spoke  of  his  death  as  an  "official 
and  social  loss." 

He  died  in  Albemarle  County  of  typhoid  fever,  August  6, 
1862. 

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NATHANIEL  BURWELL  of  "Carter  Hall,"  eldest  son  of 
George  H.  and  Agnes  A.  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall."  Died 
at  "Aldie,"  Loudoun  County,  September  5,  1862,  from  the 
effects  of  a  wound  received  at  the  second  battle  of  Manassas, 
and  was  buried  the  day  before  his  24th  birthday.  He  was 
in  Company  C,,  2d  Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade. 
"No  braver  man  fought  or  fell  on  that  battlefield." 

FRANCIS  BEVERLY  WHITING,  son  of  William  Henry  and 
Mary  Foote  Whiting  of  "Clay  Hill."    Died  1862. 

LUCY  B.  WHITING,  infant  of  N.  Burwell  and  M.  Camilla 
Whiting  of  "Pleasant  Hill."     Died  November  8,  1862. 

CORPORAL  L.  FREEMAN,  Company  I,  10th  Virginia 
Cavalry.  Died  in  Millwood  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Ritter, 
November  11,  1862. 

MATTHEWELLA  BYRD,  daughter  of  John  W.  Byrd  and 
his  wife,  Mary  F.  Page  of  "Annefield."  Was  a  child 
of  about  ten  or  twelve  years.  Buried  at  "Annefield." 
Reinterred  1863. 

JANE  CARY  RANDOLPH,  child  of  Beverly  and  Mary 
Conway  Randolph  of  "The  Moorings."  Aged  2  years. 
Died  March  15,  1863. 

A.  B.  BEAUFORD,  Company  H,  47th  Mississippi  Infantry. 
Died  at  "Ben  Lomond"  June  28,  1863. 

INFANT  of  Guerdon  Pendleton.     Died  1863. 

FANNY  MORGAN.     Aged  16  years.     Died  August  12,  1863. 

ANNIE  PAGE  RENSHAW,  infant  of  Robert  H.  and  Lucy 
Carter  Renshaw  of  "Annefield."  Born  May  13,  1861. 
Died  August  14,  1863. 

LIEUT.  ROBERT  P.  BURWELL  of  "Glenvin,"  son  of 
Nathaniel  and  Dorothy  P.  Burwell  of  "Glenvin."  "No 
braver  officer  or  better  soldier  was  known  in  Stuart's 
Horse  Artillery."  Promoted  for  gallantry  at  Sharpsburg. 
Mortally  wounded  at  Brandy  Station  in  August,  1863. 
Aged  19  years. 

INFANT  of  Thomas  Brown.     Died  September  10,  1863. 

PHILIP  SMITH,  infant  of  Warren  C.  and  Betty  B.  Smith  of 
"Summer field."    Died  September  14,  1863. 

LOUIS  DE  LUNA  RENSHAW,  child  of  Robert  H.  and  Lucy 
Carter  Renshaw  of  "Annefield."  Born  March  18,  1860. 
Died  September  29,  1863. 

INFANT  of  Mr.  Menifee.    Died  1863. 

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SON  of  Mr.  Menifee.     Died  1863. 

LIEUT.  BENJAMIN  HARRISON  MCGUIRE,  son  of  Rev. 
Francis  and  Mary  McGuire  of  Mecklenburg.  Company  B, 
22d  Regiment.  Killed  at  Gettysburg  July  1,  1863,  aged 
19  years.     "Regretted  and  mourned  by  all  who  knew  him." 

JAMES  CARTER.     Died  1864. 

COL.  WILLIAM  WELLFORD  RANDOLPH  of  "New  Mar- 
ket." 2d  Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade.  Son  of  Dr.  Robert 
C.  and  Lucy  W.  Randolph  of  "New  Market."  Born  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1837.  He  married  Ada  Stuart  of  King  George 
County,  in  1863,  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  "The 
Wilderness,"  May  5,  1864. 
"He  stood  6  feet  4  and  well  proportioned.  His  gallant 
bearing,  his  sincere  regard  for  the  rights  and  feelings  of 
others,  coupled  with  an  excellent  mind,  gave  him  great 
and  well  deserved  influence  over  all  with  whom  he  came 
in  contact.  The  old  2d  will  ever  cherish  sacredly  the 
memory  of  him  who  never  gave  command  but  'twas  cheer- 
fully obeyed." 

DR.  WILLIAM  HAY  of  "Farnley,"  son  of  Dr.  James  and 
Eliza  Gwyn  Hay  of  "  Farnley."  Married  Emily  Lewis  of 
Philadelphia.  He  entered  the  army  as  First  Lieutenant, 
Company  C,  2d  Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade,  and  later  was 
one  of  the  most  noted  Surgeons  in  the  Confederate  Army. 
Died  in  Staunton,  Va.,  June  30,  1864.     Aged  32  years. 

GEORGE  A.  KITTLE,  Company  A,  62d  Virginia  Cavalry. 
Killed  at  the  battle  of  Berry's  Ferry,  July  19,  1864. 

S.  P.  PORTER,  from  Tennessee,  Company  E,  3d  Tennessee 
Cavalry,  Vaughn's  Brigade.  Died  at  "  Carter  Hall," 
August  1,  1864. 

JOHN  W.  BYRD  of  Williamsburg.  Married  Mary  Frances, 
daughter  of  Matthew  and  Anne  Page  of  "Annetield." 
Died  August  8,  1864. 

MARY  and  MARGARET  PENDLETON,  daughters  of 
Guerdon  Pendleton.     Died  1864. 

CAPT.  ROBERT  CARTER  RANDOLPH  of  "New  Market," 
fourth  son  of  Dr.  Robert  C.  and  Lucy  Welford  Randolph 
of  "New  Market."  Captain  of  Company  C,  2d  Virginia, 
Stonewall  Brigade.  He  was  killed  at  Cedar  Creek,  October 
19,  1864,  at  the  age  of  25. 

"Speak  softly,  let  no  careless  laugh, 

No  idle  thoughtless  jest 

Escape  your  lips  where  sweetly  sleeps 

The  Soldier  in  his  rest." 

(Copied  from  his  tombstone.) 

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LUCIA  KATE  SHEARER,  child  of  James  Shearer.  Aged  4 
years.     Died  November  14,  1864. 

CARLYLE  FAIRFAX  WHITING  of  "Roseville,"  son  of 
William  Wilmer  and  Lucy  Elizabeth  Whiting.  Born  May 
2,  1842.  He  was  a  member  of  Company  C,  2d  Virginia, 
Stonewall  Brigade.  Wounded  at  Manassas.  This  wound 
disabling  him  for  infantry  service,  he  joined  the  Clarke 
Cavalry.     He  was  killed  November  3,  1864. 

BEVERLEY  RANDOLPH  of  "The  Moorings,"  eldest  son  of 
Major  Beverley  and  Mary  Conway  Randolph  of  "The 
Moorings.-'  Born  May  28,  1848.  Killed  at  Greenwood 
Depot,  Albemarle  County,  Va.,  March  2,  1865,  aged  IT, 
giving  up  his  young  life  for  the  Lost  Cause. 

FRANK  HOLLAND,  child  of  John  and  Rosabelle  Holland. 
Died  1865. 

MISS  BETSY  ROYSTER.  Came  from  "Westover,"  where 
she  lived  with  Mrs.  Byrd,  and  became  a  member  of  Mr. 
John  Page's  family  at  "Pagebrook"  as  housekeeper.  Aged 
80  years.     Died  in  Millwood  March  13,  1865. 

MISS  ROSA  EVELYN  CARTER  of  "Annefield,"  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Anne  Willing  Carter  of  "Annefield."  Born 
March  31,  1846.     Died  in  Philadelphia  April  8,  1865. 

MISS  NANCY  ROYSTER,  sister  of  Miss  Betsy  Royster. 
Aged  78  years.     Died  in  Millwood,  1865. 

MRS.  JAMES  ALLEN,  was  Julia,  only  child  of  Hugh  Nelson 
Pendleton  of  Clarke  County  and  Lucy  Nelson,  his  wife, 
who  was  the  only  child  of  Chancellor  Robert  Nelson.  Julia 
Pendleton  was  born  about  1830.  She  married  about  1853 
James  Allen  of  Bedford  County.  He  was  killed  at  the 
head  of  the  2d  Virginia  Regiment,  Stonewall  Brigade,  at 
the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  1862.     She  died  July  24,  1865. 

FANNY  B.  MORGAN.     Died  August  20,  1865. 

NATHANIEL  BURWELL  MAYO,  infant  of  P.  H.  and 
Isabella  B.  Mayo  of  Richmond.  Born  June  IT,  1864. 
Died  at  "Carter  Hall"  August  20,  1865. 

MRS.  ROBERT  H.  RENSHAW,  was  Lucy  Carter,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Anne  Carter  of  "Annefield."  Born  June 
20,  1838.  Married  Robert  H.  Renshaw  in  Baltimore, 
April,  1859.     Died  at  York,  Pa.,  September  15,  1865. 

MISS  BETTY  THOMPSON,  daughter  of  Baalis  Thompson. 
Aged  18  years.     Died  November  28,  1865. 

BENJAMIN  THOMPSON.  Died  in  his  92d  year,  November 
30,  1865. 

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ORDERLY  SERGEANT  JOHN  KELLY,  Company  C,  2d 
Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade.     Died  December  20,  1865. 

FRANCIS  STRIBLING  WHITING,  son  of  F.  H.  Whiting. 
Born  November  2,  1859.     Died  April  21,  1866. 

INFANT  of  Beverley  and  Mary  Conway  Randolph  of  "The 
Moorings."     Died  April  28,  1866. 

INFANT  of  Capt.  William  N.  and  Mary  P.  Nelson  of 
"Linden."    Died  June  14,  1866. 

CHILD  of  Mr.  Dick.     Died  July  3,  1866. 

WILLIAM  GAINES  CARTER.     Died  July  8,  1866. 

MISS  NANCY  BOSTEYON,  daughter  of  Adam  Bosteyon. 
Died  July  15,  1866. 

THREE  CHILDREN  of  James  Shearer.     Reinterred  in  1867. 

INFANT  of  Commodore  William  Hopkins,  U.  S.  N.    Died  1867. 

GREENBERRY  THOMPSON.  Aged  70  years.  Died  June 
11,  1867. 

FRANCIS  BEVERLY  WHITING  of  "Clay  Hill,"  son  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  Braxton  Whiting.  Born  near  Wick- 
liffe,  Jefferson  County,  August  10,  1785,  and  later  moved 
to  "Enfield,"  Prince  William  County.  On  October  16, 
1816,  he  married  Mary  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall"  and  built 
"Clay  Hill,"  where  he  died  June  14,  1867. 

JAMES  R.  DICK,  son  of  J.  M.  and  S.  J.  Dick.     Died  July  1, 

1867. 

CHARLOTTE  WICKHAM  LUCY  RENSHAW  of  "Anne- 
field,"  daughter  of  Robert  H.  and  Lucy  Carter  Renshaw. 
Born  May  10,  1864.     Died  at  "Annefield"  July  23,  1867. 

INFANT  of  Warren  and  Betty  B.  Smith  of  "Summerville." 
Died  1867. 

VIRGINIUS  CARY  RANDOLPH,  infant  of  Maj.  Beverley 
and  Mary  C.  Randolph  of  "The  Moorings."  Died  Novem- 
ber 11,  1867. 

MRS.  JAMES  RYAN,  was  Ann,  daughter  of  Mr.  Clarke  and 
his  wife,  Fanny  Frazard  of  Maryland.  Born  1795.  Died 
January  29,  1868. 

MISS  ABBY  BYRD  NELSON  of  "The  Cottage,"  second 
daughter  of  Judge  William  Nelson  and  Abby  Byrd,  his 
wife,  of  Yorktown.  Born  1792.  Died  at  "The  Cottage," 
her  residence  in  Millwood,  May  16,  1868. 

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DOROTHY  BURWELL,  infant  of  Nathaniel  and  Dorothy 
Burwell  of  "Glenvin."  Born  December  2,  1867.  Died 
September  19,  1868. 

MISS  MARTHA  DICK,  daughter  of  Henry  Dick.  Died  Sep- 
tember 24,  1868.     Aged  59  years. 

NATHANIEL  BURWELL  WHITING  of  "Pleasant  Hill,"  son 
of  Francis  Beverley  and  Mary  Burwell  Whiting  of  "Clay 
Hill."  Born  December  9,  1818.  He  married  Mary  Camilla 
Pleasants  of  Baltimore  on  July  21,  1852.  Mr.  Whiting 
built  "Pleasant  Hill,"  where  he  died  December  11,  1868. 

WILLIAM  TAYLOR  BURWELL,  son  of  George  H.  and 
Isabella  Dixon  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall."  Born  July  2, 
1824.     Died  February  15,  1869. 

INFANT  of  Nathaniel  B.  and  Jane  Winston  Cooke  of  "Jane- 
way,"  Hanover  County.  Died  at  "The  Vineyard"  June 
12,"  1869. 

CATHERINE  RANDOLPH,  child  of  William  Eston  and  Susan 
Randolph  of  "Ben  Lomond."     Died  July,  1869. 

CHURCHILL  JONES,  infant  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  R.  and 
Courtney  Jones.     Aged  1  year.     Died  July,  1869. 

J.  MARSHALL  JOLLIFFE,  infant  of  John  and  Kate  Jolliffe. 
Died  September  13,  1869. 

CHILD  of  William  H.  Thompson.     Died  1869. 

LAVINIA  EPPES  RANDOLPH,  daughter  of  William  Eston 
and  Lavinia  Eppes  Randolph.  Died  at  "New  Market" 
September  15,  1869,  in  the  16th  year  of  her  age. 

MISS  ROSALIE  NELSON  of  "The  Cottage,"  fifth  daughter 
of  Judge  William  Nelson  and  Abby  B.vrd,  his  wife,  of 
Yorktown.  Born  in  1795.  Died  at  "The  Cottage,"  her 
residence  in  Millwood,  December  21,  1869. 

MRS.  PHILIP  BURWELL  of  "Chapel  Hill,"  was  Susan  R.  C. 
Nelson,  thirteenth  child  of  Col.  William  Nelson  of  k,The 
Dorrill,"  Hanover  County,  and  Lucy  Chiswell,  his  wife. 
Born  May  IS,  1790.  She  married  on  March  2,  1809, 
William  Welford.  Mr.  Welford  died,  leaving  one  child, 
Lucy  Nelson  Welford.  Susan  R.  C.  Nelson,  "The  Widow 
Welford,"  then  married  Philip  Burwell  of  "Chapel  Hill." 
"One  of  the  loveliest  old  ladies,  venerated  by  her  own  and 
the  descendants  of  others."  She  died  at  "New  Market" 
December  27,  1869. 

WESTEL  WILLOUGHBY  JACKSON,  son  of  Dr.  J.  S.  and 

Mary  W.  daekson.     Born  1826.     Died  February  19,  1870. 

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MRS.  TALLEY.     Aged  64  years.     Died  March  11,  1870. 

INFANT  of  Mr.  Hottle.     Died  1870. 

BEN  B.  RANDOLPH,  infant  of  William  Eston  and  Susan 
Randolph.     Died  1870. 

CHILD  of  Herman  Ritter.     Died  1870. 

GEORGE  CHEEKS.  Died  in  the  90th  year  of  his  age, 
October  23,  1870. 

RANDAL  EVANS  (Colored).  Lived  in  Winchester,  where  he 
conducted  a  high-class  restaurant.    Died  in  Baltimore,  1871. 

MRS.  GREENBERRY  THOMPSON,  daughter  of  Adam 
Bosteyon.     Died  January  10,  1871. 

MISS  CARTER.     Died  1871. 

MARY  FRANCES  JONES,  infant  of  Rev.  Joseph  R.  and 
Courtney  Jones.     Died  1871. 

CHILD  of  William  Thompson.     Died  1871. 

RICHARD  EVELYN  BYRD  of  Winchester,  son  of  Thomas 
Taylor  and  Mary  Anne  Armistead  Byrd.  Born  at  "The 
Cottage"  December  29,  1801.  Married  on  April  6,  1826, 
Anne  Harrison  of  "Brandon."  After  her  death,  which 
occurred  in  1842,  he  married  Mary  Funston  of  Winchester. 
Died  on  Monday,  January  1,  1872. 

CHILD  of  Gustavus  Green.     Died  1872. 

INFANT  of  Rev.  Joseph  R.  and  Courtney  B.  Jones.   Died  1872. 

JOHN  SILVY.     Died  August  12,  1872. 

MISS  JULIA  BOSTEYON.     Aged  71  years.     Died  November 

24,  1872. 

MR.  WESSING.     Died  1873. 

REV.  WILLIAM  H.  PENDLETON.  Born  in  Berkeley 
County  September  30,  1817.  He  entered  upon  the  work 
of  the  Ministry  in  the  year  1844.  Married  Henrietta  E. 
Randolph  of  Clarke  County,  May  8,  1850.  Died  at  his 
home  near  Delaplane,  Fauquier  County,  March  8,  1873. 

MIRANDA  BO  WEN,  brother  of  Henry  Bo  wen,  the  portrait 
painter.     Aged  62  years.     Died  April  30,  1873. 

TWO  CHILDREN  of  Rev.  William  H.  and  Henrietta  Pendle- 
ton.    Reinterred  in  1873. 

EMMA  B.  DICK,  infant  of  J.  M.  and  S.  J.  Dick.     Died  July 

25,  1873. 

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LUCYRANlxM.ril.  child  of  William  Eston  and  Susan  Ran- 
dolph.    Died  at  "Ben  Lomond"  July  30,  1873. 

JAMES  GIERING.    Died  at  "Roseville"  August  21,  1873. 

MRS.  JAMES  CARTER.     Bom  L795.     Died  August  24,  L87S. 

GEORGE  HARRISON  BURWELL  of  "Carter  Hall,"  son  of 
Col.  Nathaniel  Burwell  and  his  second  wife,  Lucy  Page, 
widow  of  Col.  George  Baylor,  was  horn  in  Millwood, 
October  6,  1 7i»V>,  while  the  "Carter  Hall"  house  was  yet 
incomplete,  lie  was  named  for  his  mother's  first  husband 
and  for  her  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Harrison  of  "  Brandon," 
on  the  .Tames  River.  Until  fourteen  years  old  he  was 
taught  by  tutors  at  home,  where  a  number  of  the  youths  of 
the  surroundin.ir  country — including  the  venerated  Bishop 
Meade — were  also  taught.  Afterward  he  attended  a  school 
in  Frederick  Town.  Md.,  and  matriculated  at  William  and 
Mary  College,  Williamsburg,  Va..  and  at  Yale  College, 
New  Haven.  But  impatience  to  marry  Miss  Isabella  DixOD 
of  Gloucester  County,  Va.,  interfered  with  the  completion 
of  his  college  course. 

After  marrying  he  continued  to  live  with  his  mother  at 
"Carter  Hall.**  and  entered  with  enthusiasm  and  rare  judg- 
ment and  skill  upon  the  management  of  his  share  of*  his 
father's  large  estate.  He  obtained  the  best  results  from 
slave  labor  by  enforcing  strict  obedience,  tempered  with 
fairness  and  justice  ami  the  utmost  consideration  for  their 
bodily  and  spiritual  welfare.  As  far  as  practicable,  reason- 
able tasks  were  set  which,  when  completed,  the  laborers 
were  free  to  return  to  their  homes.  Pleasant  scenes  can 
now  be  recalled  of  both  men  and  women  returning  early  in 
the  afternoon  of  an  autumn  day  from  the  Island  in  the 
River  after  the  allotted  quantity  of  corn  had  been  shucked. 
After  harvest,  too,  faithful  labor  was  rewarded  by  payment 
of  varying  amounts  in  gold  and  silver  coin.  Abundant 
supplies  o(  clothing  and  shoes  were  issued  twice  a  year — 
woolen  clothing  in  winter  and  cotton  in  summer.  A  house 
of  worship  was  erected  and  the  Rector  of  the  Parish 
employed  to  hold  week-day  services  from  time  to  time, 
except  during  seed-time  and  harvest. 

Mr.  BurwelPs  fondness  for  tine  stock,  especially  for  the 
blooded  horse,  led  to  his  establishing  in  early  lite  a  racing 
stable,  the  foundation  mares  of  which  were  obtained  from 
John  Randolph  o(  Roanoke.  When  racing  ceased  to  be 
interesting  as  a  personal  amusement  he  sold  his  stud  ami 
invested  part  of  the  proceeds  in  plate. 

His  second  wife  was  Agnes  Atkinson  of  "Mansfield,"  Din- 
widdie  County,  whom  he  married  August  4,  1831. 

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His  was  a  most  hospitable  arid  generous  nature.  He  gave 
the  land  upon  which  Christ  Church,  Millwood,  now  stands, 
and  contributed  largely  to  all  good  objects  within  the 
Parish  and  out  of  it,  among  others  the  American  Bible 
.Society  and  the  Emancipation  Society  for  the  emigration 
of  freed  negroes  to  Liberia.  When  the  Civil  War  arose  he 
was  a  warm  sympathizer  with  the  South,  gave  largely  to 
the  cause  and  invested  largely  in  its  securities.  In  the, 
conlliet  he  lost  a  beloved  son  in  the  Stonewall  Brigade  and 
almost  all  of  his  property  except  his  real  estate. 

He  survived  the  social  and  economical  upheaval  for  more 
than  eight  years  and  bore  bravely  his  part  of  the  trials  and 
deprivations  of  the,  period. 

Few  men  studied  the  Bible  more  than  he  did,  comparing 
Scripture  with  Scripture  by  the  aid  of  the  most  approved 
commentaries. 

His  death  took  place  at  "  Carter  Hall"  on  October  5,  1873. 

PHILIP  NF:LSON  MEADE  of  "Mountain  View,"  eldest  son 
of  Bishop  William  Meade  and  Mary,  his  wife,.  Born  Jan- 
uary 10,  181 1.  Married  Miss  Fannie  Page  of  "Rugswamp," 
Hanover  County,  in  1838.      Died  November  8,  187)5. 

DAVID  HOLMES  MCCl'IRE  of  Berryville,  son  of  David 
Holmes  and  Eli/a  B.  McGuire  of  "Woldnook."    Company 

C,  2d  Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade.     Afterward  with  Clarke 
Cavalry.     Died  at  "Woldnook"  in  March,  1874. 

MBS.  WILLIAM  (i.  CARTER,  was  Emily,  daughter  of  Adam 
Bosteyon.     Died  1874. 

MRS.  RICHARD  EVP^LYN  BYRD  of  Winchester,  was  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oliver  Funston  of  Win- 
chester.    Died  April  21,  1874. 

ROBERT  F.  TAPSCOTT.  Born  March  8,  1817.  Died  June 
25,  1874. 

JOHN  ALEXANDER,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  Kerfoot 
Alexander.  Born  February  14,  1787.  Married  Jemima 
A.  Crigler.     Died  January  14,  1875. 

MRS.  .JOHN  PACE  of  "Upper  Longwood,"  was  Lucy  Mann 
Burwell,  daughter  of  Ccorge  H.  and  Isabella  Dixon  Bur- 
well  of  "Carter  Hall."  Born  September  17,  1822.  Married 
John  Page  of  "Longwood"  at  "Carter  Hall"  December  18, 
1843.     Died  in  Millwood  February  5,  1875. 

MRS.  JOHN  KELLY,  was  Mary  F.  Bayless  of  Winchester. 
Died  March  5,  1875. 

MRS.  HUGH  MORTIMER  NELSON  of  "Long  Branch,"  was 
Anna  Maria  Adelaide  Holker,  only  daughter  of  Honorable 

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John  and  Nancy  Davis  Holker  of  "  Springsberry"  and 
Boston,  Mass.  Born  September  22,  1816.  Married  Maj. 
Hugh  M.  Nelson  in  1836.  Died  at  "  Long  Branch"  March 
19,  1875. 

ROBERT  PAGE,  infant  of  Dr.  Robert  P.  and  Martha  Hardee 
Page  of  Berryville.     Died  June  23,  1875. 

CHILD  of  James  Shearer.     Died  October  15,  1875. 

MRS.  JOHN  ALEXANDER,  was  Jemima  A.  Crigler,  daughter 
of  Lewis  and  Nancy  Crigler.  Born  December  2,  1794. 
Died  February  16,  1876. 

FRANCIS  LLEWELLYN  WHITING,  son  of  George  and 
Belinda  Whiting.  Born  November  18,  1872.  Died  March 
14,  1876. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  MCGUIRE,  was  Mary  Willing  Harrison 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Lucy  Nelson  Harrison  of 
"Berkeley."  Married  Rev.  Francis  McGuire  and  lived  in 
Mecklenburg  County.  Removed  to  Millwood,  where  she 
died  March  26,  1876. 

MRS.  GEORGE  CHEEKS.     Died  1876, 

JAMES  H.  CLARKE  of  Millwood.  Married  Jane  A.  Gregory 
of  Portsmouth,  Va.     Died  at  "Linden"  April  12,  1876. 

JAMES  W.  RYAN,  son  of  James  and  Ann  Clarke  Ryan.  Born 
1829.  Married  Sophia  DeButts  Carpenter  of  Loudoun 
County.     Died  August  29,  1876. 

MISS  ELIZA  B.  MCGUIRE  of  Berryville,  daughter  of  David 
H.  and  Eliza  B.  McGuire.  Born  1856.  Died  at  "Wold- 
nook"  September  16,  1876. 

ANTOINETTE  BUR  WELL,  daughter  of  P.  Lewis  and  Sarah 
Burwell.     Died  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  1876. 

MISS  NANNIE  ADELAIDE  NELSON  of  "Long  Branch," 
daughter  of  Maj.  Hugh  M.  and  Adelaide  Holker  Nelson  of 
"Long  Branch."  Born  August  18,  1839.  Died  at  her  home 
March  5,  1877. 

MISS  VIRGINIA  MORGAN.     Died  1877. 

MAJ.  MATHIS  WINSTON  HENRY.  Born  at  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.,  November  28,  1838.  Graduated  from  West 
Point  with  the  class  of  1861.  Sent  in  his  resignation  and 
joined  the  Southern  Army.  He  was  First  Lieutenant  of 
Pelham's  Battery  of  Stuart's  Horse  Artillery,  C.  S.  A.,  the 
first  horse  artillery  ever  organized.  Was  Chief  of  Artil- 
lery, Longstreet's  Corps,  when  in  Tennessee  under  Bragg. 

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After  the  war  he  went  to  Nevada  as  a  mining  engineer  and 
was  engaged  in  that  work  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Major 
Henry  married  Susan  R.  Burwell  of  "Glenvin"  on  October 
26,  1875.     He  died  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  on  November  28, 

1877. 

MRS.  JOHN  ESTEN  COOKE  of  "The  Briars,"  was  Mary 
Francis  Page,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Powel  and  Susan 
Randolph  Page  of  "The  Briars."  Born  May  24,  1840. 
Married  John  Esten  Cooke  September  18,  1867.  Died  at 
"The  Briars"  January  15,  1878. 

MISS  ANNE  PLEASANTS  BYRD  of  "Oakley,"  daughter  of 
Capt.  F.  Otway  and  Elizabeth  Pleasants  Byrd  of  "Oakley." 
Born  December   16,   1819.     Died  in  Baltimore  February 

21,  1878. 

MOSES  EWENS.     Died  1878. 

SIMEON  YOWELL.  Born  in  Madison  County,  December  16, 
1804.  Married  Sarah  Ann  Tucker  of  Culpeper  County, 
November  15,  1827.     Died  November  20,  1878. 

INFANT  of  James  Carter.     Died  February  19,  1879. 

JENNIE  E.  NEVILLE,  child  of  Alexander  Nevill.  Aged  4 
years.     Died  March  4,  1879. 

MRS.  URIAH  ROYSTON,  was  Hannah  B.  Doran.  Aged  77 
years.     Died  1879. 

FRANCIS  H.  WHITING  of  "Engleside,"  son  of  George 
Whiting  of  Washington  and  his  wife,  Frances  Horner  of 
Warrenton.     Born  January  23,  1807.      Died  June  1,  1879. 

MRS.  WALKER.     Died  1879. 

CHILD  of  Mrs.  Walker.     Died  1879. 

ROBERT  NELSON,  infant  of  Thomas  M.  and  Susie  Nelson. 
Died  November  30,  1879. 

W.  C.  DIFFENDERFER,  grandchild  of  Edward  Dick.  Died 
March  15,  1880. 

MRS.  GEORGE  RIDDLE  ROYSTON,  Katherine  S.  Born 
March  18,  1838.     Died  June  28,  1880. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  OTWAY  BYRD  of  "Oakley,"  was  Elizabeth 
Rhodes  Pleasants.  She  was  born  October  15,  1793,  of  a 
highly  honorable  Quaker  family  in  Philadelphia.  She 
married  Captain  Byrd  in  1817,  and  lived  at  "Oakley."  She 
was  given  to  hospitality,  and  her  genial  and  delightful  teas 
will  long  be  remembered. 
Mrs.  Byrd  died  at  the  summer  residence  of  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Samuel  G.  Wyman,  near  Boston,  Mass.,  July  25, 1880. 

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LOUISE  S.  CARTER,  eldest  daughter  of  Dr.  C.  Shirley  and 
Mary  Carter  of  "Morven,"  near  Leesburg.  Born  January 
20,  1875.     Died  July  14,  1880. 

MARTHA  ELOISE  SHEPHERD,  child  of  Joseph  Shepherd. 
Died  1880. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  BEVERLEY  WHITING  of  "Clay  Bill,"  was 
Mary  Burwell,  daughter  of  Col.  Nathaniel  and  Lucy  Page 
Bur  well  of  ''Carter  Hall."  Born  at  Millwood  January  18, 
1798.  Married  Francis  B.  Whiting  October  16,  1816. 
^  Died  at  "Clay  Hill"  December  15,  1880. 
"She  was  generous  in  the  extreme.  A  true  Virginia  matron 
of  the  Old  School,  and  beloved  by  all." 

HON.  JOHN  EVELYN  PAGE  of  "Page  Brook,"  third  son  of 
John  Page  and  Maria  Horsemander  Byrd,  his  wife,  was 
born  at  "Page  Brook"  March  11,  1796.  Married  in  1823 
Miss  Emily  McGuire,  daughter  of  Col.  William  H. 
McGuire. 
Judge  Page  built  "The  Meadow,'"  (now  called  "Hunt- 
ingdon"), where  he  lived  many  years.  He  was  Circuit 
Court  Judge  for  the  Counties  of  Clarke  and  Warren  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death.  A  gentleman  of  spotless  integrity. 
A  Vestryman  for  46  years.  He  died  at  "Page  Brook" 
March  4,  1881. 

MRS.  THOMAS  C.  BOWIE  of  Philadelphia,  was  Maria  Vidal 
Page,  daughter  of  Dr.  William  Byrd  and  Celestine  Davis 
Page  of  Philadelphia.  Born  June  10,  1843.  Died  in 
Winchester  July  15,  1881. 

GEORGE  NELSON,  infant  of  Thomas  and  Susie  Nelson.  Died 
July,  1881. 

MRS.  ELIZABETH  D.  KNIGHT,  daughter  of  Henry  Dick. 

Died  in  her  84th  year,  October  8,  1881. 

RILEY  H.  RITTER,  infant  of  Herman  and  Lucy  Ritter.  Born 
November  4,  1880.     Died  October  23,  1881. 

FRANCIS  BURWELL  MEADE,  infant  of  Philip  C.  and 
Aleathia  C.  Meade.     Died  October  16,  1881. 

EDWIN  RITTER,  child  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herman  Ritter  of 
Millwood.     Born  December  22,  1878.     Died  October  13, 

1881. 

MRS.  SAMUEL  GERICII  WYMAN  of  Baltimore,  was  Mary 
Armistead  Byrd,  daughter  of  Francis  Otway  and  Elizabeth 
Pleasants  Byrd  of  "Oakley."  Born  May  3,  1818.  Married 
Mr.  Wyman  at  "Oakley"  June  28,  1837.  Died  in  Balti- 
more October  20,  1881. 

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OTWAY  MCCORMICK.  Born  October  26,  1796.  Married 
Sarah  Alexander  in  1829.     Died  November  21,  1881. 

MRS.  ROBERT  CARTER  RANDOLPH  of  ''New  Market," 

was  Lucy  Nelson  Welford,  daughter  of  William  and  Susan 
Nelson  Welford  of  Fredericksburg,  Va.  Born  April  2s. 
1810.  Married  Dr.  R.  C.  Randolph  at  "Chapel  Rill"  (the 
home  of  her  stepfather,  Philip  Burwell)  April  28,  1830. 
Died  at  "New  Market"  February  1,  1882. 
A  woman  of  unusual  piety  and  remarkable  intellect.  She 
principally  educated  her  son,  Isham  Randolph,  who  is  one 
of  the  leading  engineers  of  the  world. 

DAVID  HOLMES  MCGUIRE  of  Berryville,  son  of  Edward 
and  Elizabeth  Holmes  McGuire.  Born  November  5,  1813. 
Married  Eliza  G.  Burwell  of  "Glenowen"  August  4,  1835. 
Mr.  McGuire  was  a  Warden  of  Grace  Church  and  a 
venerable  and  respected  member  of  the  Bar.  Died  at  his 
home,  "Woldnook,"  February  11,  1882. 

MRS.  JOHN  WALKER.     Died  1882. 

INFANT  grandchild  of  Riddle  Royston.     Died  1882. 

SUSIE  HEPBURN  NELSON,  infant  of  Thomas  M.  and  Susie 
A.  Nelson.     Died  at  "Mount  Airy"  October  5,  1882. 

EVELYN  WILLIAMS  (Colored).  "Mammy  Evelyn,"  the 
faithful  servant  and  devoted  nurse  of  all  the  children  at 
"The  Briars."  Died  at  "The  Glen"  November  12,  1882. 
Aged  83  years. 

SAMUEL  GERISH  WYMAN  of  Baltimore.  Born  in  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  March  11,  1809.  Married  Mary  Armistead 
Byrd  of  "Oakley,"  at  that  place,  on  June  28,  1837.  For  a 
number  of  years  Mr.  Wyman  was  Vestryman  of  Grace 
Church,  Baltimore.  "He  was  a  steward  of  remarkable 
fidelity  in  the  use  of  his  large  and  growing  possessions." 
He  died  in  Baltimore  March  6,  1883. 

MRS.  ALEXANDRIA  BAKER,  was  Caroline  M.  Hite, 
daughter  of  James  Madison  Hite  of  "Guilford,"  Clarke 
County,  who  was  a  nephew  of  President  Madison,  and 
Caroline  M.  Irvin  of_Lynchburg,  his  wife.  Born  1822. 
Married  Major  Baker  of  "Federal  Hill"  August  29,  1839. 
Died  at  "Chapel  Green"  March  7,  1883. 

CHARLES  JACKSON  (Colored).  Butler  for  Dr.  Robert  C. 
Randolph  at  "New  Market."  One  of  the  old  faithful 
servants.     Died  April,  1883. 

THOMAS  NELSON  CARTER  of  "Annefield,"  son  of  Robert 
Carter  of  "Shirley,"  and  his  wife,  Mary  Nelson,  daughter 
of  Gen.  Thomas  Nelson.     He  was  born  at  "Shirley"  Octo- 

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ber  8,  1800.  Married  Juliet  Muse  Gaines,  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Gaines  (nee  Muse)  of  King-  and  Queen 
County,  a  brilliant  and  beautiful  woman  of  most  engaging 
manners,  who  died  at  the  age  of  28  years  and  was  buried 
at  "Pampatike."  He  then  married  Anne  Willing  Page  of 
"Page  Brook,"  known  as  "Sweet  Anne  Page,"  on  Novem- 
ber  19,  1835.  Soon  after  this  marriage  he  purchased 
"Annefield,"  where  they  spent  many  happy  years.  He 
died  at  "The  Glen,"  the  residence  of  his  son,  Capt.  William 
P.  Carter,  April  5,  1883. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  P.  BRIGGS,  was  Lucy  Virginia  Klipstein, 
youngest  daughter  of  Peter  and  Frances  P.  Klipstein  of 
Winchester.  Died  at  her  home  in  Clarke  County  April 
12,  1883. 

MRS.  GEORGE  H.  BURWELL  JR,  was  Laura  Lee,  only 
child  of  Charles  H.  and  Elizabeth  A.  Lee  of  Leesburg,  Va. 
Married  George  H.  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall,"  September, 
1877.     Died  in  Richmond  April  25,  1883. 

MRS.  JOHN  O'CONNOR,  was  Elizabeth  Wood,  daughter  of 
Alexander  Wood  of  Millwood.  Born  1801.  Married  John 
O'Connor  December  18,  1823.     Died  at  Millwood  April  1, 

1883. 

MRS.  JOHN  PAGE  BURWELL,  was  Elizabeth  (called  Lizzie) 
Mayhew  Wainwright.  daughter  of  Commodore  Mayhew 
and  Maria  Page  Wainwright  of  New  York.  Born  1850. 
Married  Dr.  John  P.  Burwell  of  "Glenvin,"  September  24, 
1872.     Died  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  July  29,  1883. 

ROBERT  RENSHAW  RANDOLPH,  infant  of  Dr.  Archibald 
C.  and  Susie  Randolph  of  Millwood.  Born  December  5, 
1882.     Died  August  2,  1883. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  FITZHUGH  RANDOLPH  of  Millwood, 
was  Jane  Cary  Harrison,  daughter  of  Randolph  Harrison 
of  "Clifton,"  Cumberland  County,  and  Mary  Randolph  of 
"Dungeness,"  his  wife.  Born  February  9,  1797.  Married 
William  F.  Randolph  of  "Chillowee,"  Cumberland  County. 
Died  at  "The  Moorings,"  the  home  of  her  son,  Maj. 
Beverly  Randolph,  on  November  28,  1883. 

MRS.  JOHN  W.  MCCORMICK,  was  Lucy  E.  H.,  daughter  of 
David  II.  and  Eliza  B.  McGuire  of  "Woldnook."  Born 
July  12,  1838.  Married  Tread  well  Smith  of  Berryville. 
After  Mr.  Smith's  death  she  married  John  W.  McCormick. 
Died  March  14,  1884. 

HENRY  BURWELL,  infant  of  Dr.  Philip  and  Maria  Burwell 
of  Parkers  burg.     Died  in  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  April  17, 

1884. 

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JOHN  BURWELL,  infant  of  Dr.  Philip  and  Maria  Burwell 
of  Parkersburg.     Died  at  "Glenvin"  May  11,  1884. 

WILLIAM  HARDEE  PAGE,  eldest  son  of  Dr.  Robert  P.  and 
Martha  Turner  Hardee  Page  of  Berryville.  Born  June  8, 
1864.  Drowned  in  Angier's  Pond,  near  Ponce  de  Leon 
Springs,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  June  11,  1884. 

FRENCH  THOMPSON.     Died  1884. 

MRS.  HENRY  KNIGHT,  was  Julia  Carter,  grandmother  of 
Adam  Bosteyon.     Died  January  3,  1885. 

MISS  LUCY  HARRISON  of  "Berkeley,'^  Charles  City  County, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Harrison  of  "Berkeley"  and  Mary 
W.  Page  of  "Page  Brook."    Died  in  Millwood  January 

15,  1885. 

URIEL  BLUE  ROYSTON.  The  oldest  resident  of  Millwood. 
Died  April  23,  1885. 

JOHN  PAGE  of  "Upper  Longwood,"  son  of  William  Byrd 
Page  of  "  Page  Brook"  and  Evelyn  Byrd  Nelson,  his  wife, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Judge  William  Nelson  of  Williams- 
burg. Born  December  4,  1819,  at  "Page  Brook."  Mar- 
ried Lucy  Mann  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall"  at  that  place, 
December  18,  1843.  He  was  Vestryman  in  this  Parish  for 
more  than  thirty  years,  and  enjoyed  the  affectionate  esteem 
of  the  whole  community.  Died  at  his  home  September  14, 
1885. 

MRS.  GEORGE  H.  BURWELL  of  "Carter  Hall,"  was  Agnes 
Atkinson,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mary  Tabb  Mayo  Atkin- 
son of  "Mansfield,"  near  Petersburg.  Born  January  26, 
1810.  Married  George  H.  Burwell  of  "Carter  Hall,"  at 
"Mansfield,"  August  4,  1831.  Though  only  21  years  old 
she  made  an  ideal  stepmother,  and  was  the  gracious 
mistress  of  "Carter  Hall,"  where  for  many  years  she  dis- 
pensed loving  and  lavish  hospitality.  Lovely  in  appearance 
and  character,  outspoken  and  brave.  A  blessing  to  all  who 
came  in  contact  with  her.  She  died  at  "Saratoga,"  the 
residence  of  her  son-in-law,  R.  Powel  Page,  December  4, 
1885. 

MRS.  EDWARD  DICK,  Catherine  A.  Born  March  27,  1809. 
Died  May  17, 1886. 

WILLIAM  PYLE.     Died  1886. 

SARAH  NELSON  MEADE  and  ALETHEA  COLLINS 
MEADE,  infants  of  P.  C.  and  Alethea  C.  Meade.  Died 
August  12,  1886. 

WILLIAM  BROWN.     Died  1SS6. 

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FRANCIS BURWELL  MEADE  of  "Prospect  Hill,"  youngest 
son  of  Bishop  William  Meade  and  Mary  Nelson,  his  wife, 
was  born  at  *  Mountain  View,"  in  1815.  Married  Mary 
Mann  Burwell  of  "Prospect  Hill"  September  19,  182(8. 
Died  at  his  home  September  5,  1886. 

MRS.  HENRY  T.  SHEARER  of  Millwood,  was  Elizabeth 
HodSfer  of  New  Market,  Shenandoah  County.     Died  1886. 

INFANT*  of  Robert  and  Mary  Hutchinson  Anderson.  Died 
1886.- 

JAMES  RIDEOUT  WINCHESTER  JR.  of  Nashville,  son  of 
Rev.  James  R.  and  Elise  Lee  Winchester.  Born  January 
11,  1883.     Died  at  "Grafton"  September  20,  1886. 

JOHN  ESTEN  COOKE  of  "The  Briars,"  son  of  John  R.  and 
Maria  Pendleton  Cooke,  was  born  in  Winchester  November 
3,  1830.  His  early  life  was  spent  at  "Glengary,"  his 
father's  home  in  Frederick  County.  On  the  burning  of 
that  place  the  family  moved  to  Richmond.  Mr.  Cooke 
studied  law  with  his  father,  who  was  an  able  barrister,  and 
began  to  practice  at  twenty,  but  abandoned  it  for  the  pur- 
suit of  literature.  During  the  war  he  served  on  General 
Stuart's  staff,  after  whose  death  he  was  on  General  Pem- 
berton's  staff.  He  married  on  September  18,  1867,  Mary 
Francis  Page  of  "The  Briars."  Mr.  Cooke's  historical 
novels  are  the  best  and  truest  pictures  anywhere  to  be 
found  of  Virginia  in  the  olden  time.  He  has  shown  him- 
self to  be  also  an  able  biographer.  He  died  at  "The 
Briars"  September  27,  1886. 

MISS  FLORENCE  WHITING,  daughter  of  William  Wilmer 
and  Lucy  Elizabeth  Whiting  of  "  Roseville."  Born 
November  9.  Died  at  "Green  Hill,"  Millwood,  September 
29,  1886. 

DR.  ROBERT  CARTER  RANDOLPH  of  "New  Market,"  son 
of  Archibald  Cary  and  Lucy  Burwell  Randolph.  Born  at 
"Carter  Hall"  December  1,  1808.  Took  his  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine  in  Philadelphia  in  1828.  Married  Lucv 
Nelson  Welford  at  "Chapel  Hill"  April  28,  1830.  Dr. 
Randolph  was  most  interested  in  this  Cemetery  and  gave 
his  time  and  means  to  the  maintenance  of  it.  He  had  the 
large  stones  that  are  around  the  Chapel  door  hauled  there 
to  be  used  as  seats  by  the  people  while  conversing  before 
and  after  service.  It  is  greatly  due  to  him  that  the  sacred 
spot  and  its  records  are  preserved.  The  care  of  the  Old 
Chapel  and  his  personal  attention  to  every  funeral  he  con- 
sidered  his  duty,  as  also  his  great  interest  in  the  annual 
I  >eeoration  Day  of   Confederate  Soldiers.     He  gave  four 

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sons  to  the  Cause,  two  of  whom  were  killed  in  Battfe.  & 
third  wounded;,  and  the  fourth  was  a  noted  Surgeon,  i/ied' 
January  14,  1887. 

ALEXANDER  WOOD  of  Millwood.  Born  October  9,  1803. 
Died  January  21,  1887. 

DR.  ARCHIBALD  CARY  RANDOLPH  of  "New  Market," 
eldest  son  of  Dr.  Robert  Carter  and  Lucy  Welford  Ran- 
dolph of  ktNew  Market,"  Born  April  13,  1833.  Took  his 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  Philadelphia  in  1859. 
Surgeon  of  Gen.  Fitz  Lee's  Cavalry  Division^  afterward  a 
most  successful  and  loved  physician  of  thi»  neighborhood. 
Married  Mrs.  Susan  Henry  (nee  Burwell)  of  "Glenvin," 
September  29,  1881.  Died  at  his  residence  in  Millwood 
March  30,  18&7. 

MRS.  PHILIP  C.  MEADE,  was  Alethea  Collins  Cooke,, daugh- 
ter of  Philip  Pendleton  and  Anne  Corbin  Burwel  Cooke 
of  "The  Vineyard."  Born  January  23,  1849.  Married 
P.  C.  Meade  of  "Prospect  Hill"  November  4,  1874.  Died 
at  "The  Vineyard"  June  11,  1887. 

MA  J.  JOSEPH  F.  RYAN,  son  of  James  and  Ann  Clarke  Ryan. 
Born  November  22,  1835.  Married  Annie  McCormick, 
and  after  her  death  he  married  Lucy  McCormick.  Died 
July  28,  1887. 

HENRY  HARRISON  of  "Huntingdon,"  son  of  Benjamin  Har- 
rison of  "Berkeley"  and  Mary  W.  Page  of  "Page  Brook," 
his  wife.  Born  at  "Berkeley,"  on  the  James  River,  Octo- 
ber 14.  1821.  Married  Frances  Tabb  Burwell  of  "Carter 
Hall"  February,  1846.  Died  at  "Huntingdon"  October  4, 
1887. 

WARREN  CHRISTIAN  SMITH  of  "Summerville,"  son  of  Dr. 
Philip  and  Louisa  Collier  Christian  Smith  of  "Summer- 
ville." Born  August  10,  1824.  Served  in  Company  C, 
2d  Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade,  and  afterward  with  the 
Clarke  Cavalry.  Married  Betty  Burwell  Randolph  of 
"  New  Market,"  on  February  18,  1862.  Died  at  his  home 
in  Jefferson  County  January  6,  1888. 

MRS.  JOHN  P.  BUCKNER  of  White  Post,  was  Levene  A., 
daughter  of  George  and  Pardsedes  Gardiner.     Born  March 
t  25,  1847.     Died  January  16,  1888. 

"Remember  me  and  keep  my  grave  green  that  it  may  always 
be  seen." 

MRS.  JOHN  JOLLIFFE  of  "Glenowen,"  was  Lucy  Marshall, 
eldest  daughter  of  William  N.  and  Mary  Brooke  Burwell 
of  "Glenowen."     Born  January  13,  1812.     Married  John 

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Jolliffe  of  Winchester  on  September  IT,    1835.     Died   in 
Millwood  May  8,  1888. 

WILLIAM  WILMER  WHITING  of  "Roseville"  (called 
"Buck"),  son  of  Carlyle  and  Sarah  Little  Whiting  of  "Mor- 
vi'ii.''  near  Alexandria.  Born  April  7,  1815.  Married 
Lucy  Elizabeth  Whiting  of  "Clay  Hill"  March,  1839. 
Died  at  his  home  in  Millwood  May  12,  1888. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  HENRY  WHITING  of  "Engleside,"  was 
Rebecca  Huyett.  Born  November  12,  1816.  Died  at 
"Engleside"  May  29,  1888. 

A.  POLHEMAS  WHITING  of  "Clay  Hill,"  son  of  William 
Henry  and  Mary  Foote  Whiting  of  "Clay  Hill."  Born 
December  20,  1866.  Drowned  in  the  Shenandoah  River 
while  bathing  June  16,  1888. 

GROVER  C.  EVERHART,  infant  of  H.  O.  and  L.  J.  Ever- 
hart.     Died  1888. 

BENJAMIN  WILLIAM  RENSHAW,  son  of  Robert  H.  and 
Anne  C.  Wickham  Renshaw  of  "Annefield,"  Born  Octo- 
ber, 1887.     Died  at  "Annefield"  July  30,  1888. 

MRS.  ALEXANDER  WOOD,  was  Martha  L.  Born  July  27, 
1806.     Died  September  14,  1888. 

INFANT  of  W.  H.  Thompson.     Died  1888. 

ISABEL  STEWART  BRYAN,  infant  of  Rev.  C.  Braxton  and 
Mary  S.  C.  Bryan.  Born  June  18,  1888.  Died  at  Christ 
Church  Rectory,  Millwrood,  December  18,  1888. 

JOHN  MILTON  ALLISON.  Died  at  Mr.  William  Jolliffe's 
residence  in  Millwood  in  1889. 

MRS.  JOHN  MORGAN,  was  Margaret  T.  Little,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Robert  and  Mary  B.  Little.  Born  August  16,  1810, 
in  Prince  William  County.     Died  March  1,  1889. 

DONALD  ROY  ANDERSON,  son  of  Robert  Anderson  of 
Edinburg,  Scotland,  and  his  wife,  Mary  Talcott  Hutch- 
inson, daughter  of  Rev.  Eleazer  Hutchinson  and  Lucy 
Randolph,  his  wife,  of  St.  Louis.  Aged  4  years.  Died 
July  8,  1889. 

JOHN  W.  TAVENNER.  "A  faithful  soldier  in  Longstreet's 
Corps."     Aged  51  years.     Died  July  11.  18S9. 

JOHN  MORGAN.  Born  May  26,  1S10.  Died  October  13, 
1889. 

MRS.  RICHARD  HENRY  LEE  of  "Grafton,"  was  Evelyn 

Byrd  Page,   daughter  of  William  By rd  Page  of    "Page 

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Brook"  and  Eliza  Mayo  Atkinson  of  "Mannsfield,"  Din- 
widdie  County,  his  wife.  Married  Col.  It.  H.  Lee  June 
13,  1848.     Died  at  "Grafton"  on  Saturday,  October  26, 

1889. 

JOHN  SHILEY.     Born  July  27,  1805.     Died  April  27,  1889. 

EVELYN  TURPEN,  infant  of  William  C.  and  Evelyn  Nelson 
Turpen  of  Macon,  Ga.     Died  July  19,  1890. 

MISS  SALLY  GOING  TULEY  WRIGHT  BOYCE  of  "The 
Tuleyries,"  daughter  of  Col.  U.  L.  and  Belinda  W.  Boyce 
of  "The  Tuleyries."  Born  in  Winchester  May  30,  1866. 
Died  in  Philadelphia  July  31,  1890. 

MRS.  MIDDLETON  KEELER  of  Millwood,  was  Theresa 
Oliver  of  Jefferson  County.  Aged  about  76  years.  Died 
August  15,  1890. 

WILLIAM  NELSON  WOOLFOLK,  infant  of  John  C.  and 
Eliza  Nelson  Woolfolk  of  Montgomery,  Ala.  Died  at 
"Linden"  September  10,  1890. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  STUART  BOGUE,  was  Elizabeth  Boyd. 
Born  October  2,  1812,  in  Alexandria,  Va.  Died  in  Mill- 
wood October  19,  1890. 

MISS  AGNES  BUR  WELL  MCGUIRE  of  "Woldnook,"  Ber- 
ryville,  daughter  of  David  H.  and  Eliza  G.  McGuire  of 
"Woldnook."    Died  December  9,  1890. 

MRS.  THOMAS  NELSON  CARTER  of  "Annefield,"  was 
Anne  Willing  Page  (known  as  "Sweet  Anne  Page"), 
daughter  of  William  Byrd  Page  of  "Page  Brook"  and  his 
wife,  Evelyn  Byrd  Nelson  (daughter  of  Judge  William 
Nelson  of  Williamsburg).  Born  January  26,  1815.  She 
married  Thomas  N.  Carter  of  "Pampetike,"  King  William 
County,  at  "Page  Brook"  November  19,  1835.  Soon  after 
their  marriage  Mr.  Carter  purchased  "Annefield,"  where 
for  many  years  they  lived  and  dispensed  a  beautiful  hospi- 
tality in  proportion  to  generous  means.  She  was  devoted 
to  flowers,  and  the  shrubs  and  box  which  she  planted  still 
flourish  in  her  old  garden.  To  the  day  of  her  death  her 
beauty  and  graciousness  charmed  all  who  knew  her.  She 
died  at  "Morven,"  near  Leesburg,  the  residence  of  her 
son,  Dr.  C.  S.  Carter,  on  January  16,  1891. 

ROBERT  CARTER  PENDLETON  of  Fauquier  County,  son 
of  Rev.  William  II.  and  Henrietta  Randolph  Pendleton  of 
Fauquier  County.  Born  February  2,  1870.  Died  Febru- 
ary 15,  1891. 

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THOMAS  M.  NELSON,  infant  of  Thomas  M.  and  Susie  Nel- 
son. Died  at  their  home,  "Meadow  Brook"  March  31, 
1891. 

J.  KIDGELEY  DICK.  Copied  from  his  stone :  "J.  Ridgelj 
Dick,  son  of  J.  M.  and  S.  J.  Dick.  Born  in  1868.  Hero 
of  the  Indian  campaign  at  the  battle  of  Wounded  Knee. 
Co.  E,  18th  Reg.,  U.  S.  V.     Died  April  11,  1891." 

JULIAN  HARRISON  RANDOLPH  of  "The  Moorings,'^  son 
of  Maj.  Beverley  and  Mary  Conway  Randolph  of  "The 
Moorings."     Born  August  4,  18C4.     Died  May  8,  1891. 

ROSALIE  O'FALLON  RANDOLPH,  child  of  Grymes  and 
Ruth  OTallon  Randolph.     Died  July  19,  1891. 

MRS.  JOSEPH  TULEY  of  "The  Tuleyries,"  was  Mary  W. 
Edelen  of  Maryland.  Born  1810.  Married  Dr.  Jackson. 
U.  S.  A.  Subsequently  married  Colonel  Tuley.  Died  at 
"The  Tuleyries"  September  11,  1891. 

MRS.  PHILIP  GRYMES  RANDOLPH,  was  Ruth  C.  O'Fal- 
lon,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sallie  Champ  Carter  O'Fal- 
lon  of  St.  Louis.  Born  April  15,  1859.  Married  Grymes 
Randolph  of  "The  Moorings"  December,  1880.  Died  in 
Baltimore  October  27,  1891. 

MAJ.  ALEXANDER  BAKER  of  "Chapel  Green."  son  of 
James  and  Anne  Baker  of  "Federal  Hill."  Born  1814. 
Married  Caroline  M.  Hite  of  "Guildford"  August  27,  1839. 
Died  at  "Chapel  Green"  January  7,  1892. 

JOHN  WILLIS  HOLLAND  of  Millwood,  son  of  John  and 
Narcissus  Garner  Holland,  was  born  near  Warrenton,  in 
Fauquier  County,  June  1,  1828.  He  married  Rosabelle 
Woodville  Bogue.  Mr.  Holland  was  a  highly  esteemed 
citizen.     Died  February  5,  1892. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  WILMER  WHITING  of  "Roseville,"  was 
Lucy  Elizabeth  Whiting",  daughter  of  Francis  Beverley 
and  Mary  Burwell  Whiting  of  k  Clay  Hill."  Born  Novem- 
ber 4,  1817.  Married  William  Whiting  in  March,  1839. 
Died  at  her  home  in  Millwood  April  6,  1892. 

MIDDLETON  KEELER  of  Warren  County.  Married  The- 
resa Oliver  of  Jefferson  County.  Lived  in  Millwood  many 
years  and  died  there  June  4,  1892. 

EDWARD  DICK.     Aged  88  years.     Died  June  13,  1892. 

DR.  JOSEPH  L.  VAX  DIVER.     Born  March  30,  1838.     Was 

one  of  the  McNeill  Rangers.     When  they  entered  Cumber- 
land, Md.,  on  a  night  in  February,   1865,  Vandiver,  in 

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charge  of  five  men,  was  went  to  the  Revere  House  to  cap- 
ture General  Crook.  The  sentinel  was  disarmed,  the  men 
stationed  around  the  door,  and  then  the  tall  and  stalwart 
form  of  Vandiver,  with  light  in  one  hand  and  undisplayed 
pistol  in  the  other,  proceeded  to  General  Crook's  room. 
He  gave  the  General  (whom  he  found  asleep)  two  minutes 
in  which  to  dress  (or  not,  as  he  chose),  then  had  him 
mount  behind  him  and  ride  back  through  the  cold  night  to 
Virginia.  Dr.  Vandiver  lived  in  Millwood.  Died  August 
25,  1892. 

MRS.  OTWAY  MCCORMICK,  was  Sarah  Alexander,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Jemima  Crigler  Alexander.  Born  Novem- 
ber 3.  1812.  Married  Mr.  McCormick  in  1829.  Died 
Februray  24,  1893. 

MARY  BUR  WELL,  daughter  of  P.  Lewis  and  Sarah  Bur  well. 
Died  in  Cumberland,  Md.,  in  1893. 

WILLIS  MARSHALL  RITTER,  infant  of  Herman  and  Lucy 
C.  Ritter  of  Millwood.  Aged  IS  months.  Died  February 
9,  1893. 

MRS.  ROBERT  L.  JONES,  was  Katherine  Lawrence  Bovce. 
daughter  of  Col.  U.  L.  and  Belinda  W.  Boyce  of  "  The 
Tuleyries."  Born  November  7,  1868.  Married  R.  L. 
Jones  October  15,  1891.  Died  at  her  home  in  Taylor, 
Texas,  May  23,  1893. 

MRS.  NATHANIEL  BURWELL  of  "Glenvin,"  was  Dorothy 
Willing  Page,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Powel  and  Mary 
Willing  Francis  Page  of  "The  Briars."  Born  in  Philadel- 
phia June  1,  1823.  Married  Mr.  Burwell  at  "The  Briars" 
December  8,  1842.     Died  at  "Glenvin"  July  2,  1893. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  PAGE  CARTER  of  "The  Glen,"  was  Lucy 
Randolph  Page,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Powel  and  Susan 
Randolph  Page  of  "The  Briars."  Born  March  1,  1842. 
Married  Capt.  William  P.  Carter  of  "Anneiield"  on  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1867.     Died  at  "The  Glen"  August  3,  1893. 

WILLIAM  B.  JOLLIFFE,  infant  of  Samuel  Hopkins  and 
Nellie  M.  Jollitfe.    Aged  2  years.    Died  September  18,  1893. 

WINTER  DAVIS  WILSON  of  Millwood.  Born  1865.  Died 
September  20,  1893. 

W.  P.  WILSON,  son  of  B.  F.  and  A  M.  Wilson.  Born  1852. 
Died  1893. 

CAPT.  WILLIAM  NORBOURNE  NELSON  of  "Linden," 
son  of  Maj.  Thomas  M.  Nelson  of  Columbus,  Ga.,  and  Sallv 
Walker  Page    of  "Page    Brook."     Born    July    24,    1824. 

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Married  Mary  Atkinson  Page  of  "Page  Brook"  February 
26,  1852.  Captain  Nelson  served  in  the  Mexican  War, 
where  he  at  one  time  commanded  a  regiment.  In  1S60  he 
raised  a  company  in  Millwood,  and  on  April  18,  1861, 
marched  to  Harper's  Ferry  and  took  part  in  the  capture  of 
that  place.  He  and  his  men  were  assigned  to  the  Second 
Virginia  Infantry,  Stonewall  Brigade,  as  Company  C. 
At  the  first  battle  of  Manassas  he  was  terribly  wounded, 
from  which  he  never  recovered,  though  he  served  to  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  was  a  most  valued  and  beloved  citi- 
zen of  the  community— a  nobleman  without  a  peer.  Died 
at  "Linden"  January  12,  1894. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  H.  PENDLETON,  was  Henrietta  E.  Ran- 
dolph, daughter  of  Dr.  Philip  Grymes  and  Mary  O'Neal 
Randolph.  Born  in  Washington,  D.  C,  May  9,  1827. 
Married  Rev.  William  Pendleton  May  8,  1850.  Died  at 
"The  Grove,"  Fauquier  County,  May  19,  1894. 

MRS.  JAMES  M.  SHEARER  of  Millwood,  was  Martha  Susan 
Neville.     Born  March  6,  1840.     Died  July  27,  1894. 

REV.  JOSEPH  RAVENSCROFT  JONES.  Born  June  11, 
182S.  For  thirty  years  a  minister  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
in  Virginia,  and  Rector  of  Cunningham  Chapel  Parish  from 
1858  to  1881.  Married  Courtney  Byrd  in  1860.  Died 
August  15,  1894. 

ALLIE  MELTON  PYLE.     Died  September  28,  1894. 

DORA  JANE  SHILEY.  Born  March  25,  1891.  Died  Octo- 
ber 23,  1894. 

JACOB  BROOKS  (Colored).  Coachman  for  Dr.  Robert  C. 
Randolph  of  "New  Market,"  and  afterward  for  Mrs.  George 
H.  Burwell  at  "Saratoga,"  where  he  died  November,  1894. 

WILLIAM  F.  PYLE  JR.     Aged  14  years.     Died  December  5, 

1894. 

LUCY  S.  THOMPSON.     Died  1894. 

HENRY  T.  SHEARER.     Died  1894 

MISS  JOSEPHINE  COPENHAVER  of  Millwood,  daughter  of 
Michael  I>.  and  Mary  E.  Copenhaver.  Born  April  20,  1842. 
Died  January  11,  1895. 

WARREN  COLLIER  SMITH,  son  of  Warren  C.  and  Betty  B. 
Smith  of  "Summerville."  Born  at  that  place  June  28, 
1866.  An  able  Civil  Engineer.  Died  at  "Howard,"  Jef- 
ferson County,  March  29,  1895. 

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MRS.  MCDONALD,  was  Sarah  Margaret  Wilson,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  and  Margaret  Belmire  Wilson.  Born  1867. 
Died  1895. 

MISS  BETTY  RANDOLPH  SMITH,  daughter  of  Warren  C. 
and  Betty  B.  Smith.  Born  at  "Summerville"  September 
4,  1871.     Died  at  "Howard,"  Jefferson  County,  January 

7,  1896. 

BETSEY  BROOKS  (Colored).  Mammy  to  the  children  at 
"Saratoga"  for  three  generations.  Aged  90  years.  Died 
at  "Saratoga"  1896. 

MRS.  J.  W.  WILSON,  was  Carrie  M.  Ryan.  Born  May  19, 
1861.     Died  January  15,  1896. 

GEORGE  RIDDLE  ROYSTON.  Born  June  1,  1833.  Died 
January  15,  1896. 

GEORGE  TAYLOR  RANDOLPH,  son  of  Isham  and  Mary  T. 
Randolph  of  Chicago.  Born  January  22,  1895.  Died 
April  17,  1896. 

GEORGIA  ANNA  SHILEY,  daughter  of  George  M.  Shiley. 
Born  December  1,  1892,     Died  July  25,  1896. 

MRS.  SIMEON  YOWELL,  was  Sarah  Ann  Tucker  of  Culpeper 
County.  Born  August  28,  1808.  Married  Simeon  Yowell 
November  15,  1827.  Died  August  18,  1896.  Highly 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  her. 

MRS.  B.  F.  WILSON,  Amelia  Matilda.     Aged  72  years.     Died 

September  5,  1896. 

MRS.  J.  L.  CARTER,  Julia  A.  Born  February  26,  1837. 
Died  Septembr  6,  1896. 

DR.  PHILIP  BURWELL  of  "Spout  Run,"  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Dorothy  Bur  well  of  "Glenvin."  Born  January  17, 
1848.  Took  his  Degree  in  Medicine  in  Baltimore.  Married 
Maria  Horsemander  Harrison  of  "Huntingdon"  October 
29,  1874.  Died  at  his  home  in  Millwood  September  22, 
1896.  A  kind  and  successful  practitioner  in  Parkersburg, 
and  afterward  in  this  neighborhood. 

MRS.  JAMES  P.  DIFFENDERFER,  was  Effie  Gibson  Ever- 
hart.     Born  1868.     Died  October  21,  1896. 

MISS  FANNY  BURWELL  NELSON  of  "Long  Branch," 
daughter  of  Francis  and  Lucy  Page  Nelson  of  "Mont 
Air,"  Hanover  County.  Born  March  11,  1810.  Died  at 
"Long  Branch"  November  20,  1896. 

NATHANIEL  BURWELL  of  "Glenvin,"  son  of  William  N. 
and  Mary  Brook  Burwell  of  "Glenowen."     Born  August 

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7,  1819.  Married  Dorothy  Willing  Page  of  "The  Brairs" 
at  that  place  December  8,  1842.  Died  at  "Glenvin" 
November  29,  1896. 

JOHN  W.  MCCORMICK,  son  of  Otway  and  Sarah  A.  Mc- 
Cormick.  Born  1834.  Company  C,  2d  Virginia,  Stone- 
wall Brigade.  "Always  at  the  front  and  never  wavered." 
Married  Mrs.  Treadwell  Smith,  nee  Lucy  E.  H.  McGuire. 
Died  December  4,  1896. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  ESTON  RANDOLPH,  was  Susan  Wellford 
Randolph,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  C.  and  Lucy  Wellford 
Randolph  of  "New  Market."  Born  July  8,  1835.  Mar- 
ried Mr.  Randolph  on  May  1,  1860,  at  "New  Market." 
Died  at  her  home  near  Front  Royal  December  18,  1896. 

MRS.  JOHN  SHILEY,  Sarah  J.  Born  April  28,  1831.  Died 
December  13,  1896. 

JOHN  DARIUS  COPENHAVER,  son  of  John  W.  and  Rosa 
Copenhaver  of  Millwood.  Born  May  8,  1894.  Died 
August  6,  1897. 

MRS.  HENRY  HARRISON  of  "Huntingdon,"  was  Francis 
Tabb,  daughter  of  George  H.  and  Isabella  D.  Burwell  of 
"Carter  Hall."  Born  March  5,  1827.  Married  Henry 
Harrison  of  "Berkeley"  February,  1846.  Died  at  "Hunt- 
ingdon,, August  6,  1897. 

WILLIAM  M.  NELSON,  son  of  Philip  and  Emma  Page 
Nelson.  Born  March  13,  1858.  Married  Mrs.  Riske,  nee 
Jennie  Robinson  of  St.  Louis.  Died  at  "Brexton"  Novem- 
ber 24,  1897. 

ALFRED  HENRY  BYRD  of  New  York,  son  of  George  Har- 
rison and  Lucy  Carter  Byrd  of  New  York.  Born  January 
29,  1866.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Virginia 
and  took  his  Degree  in  Law  at  Columbia  College,  New 
York.     Died  December  5,  1897. 

JOSEPH  M.  FULLER.  Born  June  6,  1874.  Married  Kate 
E.  Smallwood.     Died  June  23,  1897. 

GEORGE  R.  SHILEY.     Aged  5  years.     Died  1898. 

MRS.  C.  H.  BLAKE,  was  Mary  Ellen  Wood,  daughter  of 
Alexander  Wood  of  Millwood.  Born  October  30,  1840. 
Died  July  3,  1898. 

MRS.  FRANCIS  B.  MEADE  of  "Prospect  Hill,"  was  Mary 
Maim  Burwell,  daughter  of  Dr.  Lewis  and  Maria  Page 
Burwell  of  "Prospect  Hill."  Born  June  10,  1819.  Mar- 
ried Francis  Meade  of  "Mountain  View"  September  19, 
1838.     Died  at  "  Prospect  Hill "  March  12,  1898. 

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ADA  MARIAN  RANDOLPH,  infant  of  Henry  Isham  and 
Ada  Phelps  Randolph  of  Chicago.     Died  March,  1898. 

DR.  BENJAMIN  HARRISON  of  "Longwood"  son  of  Benja- 
min Harrison  of  "Berkeley"  and  Mary  W.  Page  of  "Page 
Brook,"  his  wife.  Born  February  18,  1824.  Married 
Mattie  Cary  Page  of  "Longwood"  February  4,  1858,  at 
"Saratoga."  He  spent  his  life  ministering  to  the  sick  and 
needy,  not  thinking  of  recompense.  Died  at  "Longwood" 
May  11,  1898. 

WILLIAM  LEONARD  EVERHART.     Died  July  26,  1898. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  WHITING  of  "Clay  Hill,"  son  of 
Francis  Beverley  and  Mary  Burwell  Whiting  of  "Clay 
Hill."  Born  September  28,  1823.  Married  Mary  Foote 
of  Cooperstownv  N.  Y.,  December  3,  1857.  Died  at  "Clay 
Hill"  July  29,  1898. 

WILLIAM  ESTON  RANDOLPH,  son  of  William  Fitzhugh 
and  Jane  Cary  Randolph  of  "Chillowee,"  Cumberland 
County.  Born  May  7,  1820.  Married  Lavinia  Eppes  of 
Lunenburg,  and  after  her  death  he  married  Susan  Well- 
ford  Randolph  of  "New  Market"  at  that  place  on  Mav  1, 
1860.     Died  July  30,  1898. 

MRS.  UMPHERY  FULLER,  was  Cora  B.  Garret.     Died  1898. 

MRS.  BENJAMIN  HARRISON  of  "Longwood,"  was  Matt- 
ella  (called  Mattie)  Cary  Page,  daughter  of  Dr.  Matthew 
and  Mary  Cary  Randolph  Page  of  "Longwood."  Born 
August  26,  1835.  Married  Dr.  Harrison  February  4,  1858, 
at  "Saratoga."     Died  at  "Longwood"  August  31,  1898. 

ROBERT  LEE  JONES,  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  R.  and  Courtney 
B.  Jones.  Born  June  19,  1867.  Married  Katherine  Law- 
rence Boyce  of  "The  Tuleyries"  on  October  15,  1891. 
Died  December  31,  1898. 

ESTON  HARRISON  RANDOLPH,  child  of  Henry  Isham  and 
Ada  Randolph  of  Chicago.  Aged  2  years  and  8  months. 
Died  February  16,  1899. 

HARVEY  A.  NEVILLE,  son  of  Alexander  and  Betty  Worth 
Neville.  Born  January  19,  1872.  Married  Mary  Drake 
of  Staunton.     Died  March  4,  1899. 

MRS.  WARREN  CHRISTIAN  SMITH  of  "Summerville." 
was  Betty  Burwell  Randolph,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert 
Carter  and  Lucy  Wellford  Randolph  of  "New  Market." 
Born  at  "Longwood"  March  13,  1831.  Married  W.  C. 
Smith  of  "Summerville"  February,  1862.  Died  at  "Silver 
Sping,"  her  home  in  Jefferson  County,  April  24,  1899. 

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JOHN  MARSHALL  JOLLIFFE,  son  of  John  and  Lucy  Mar- 
shall Jolliffe  of  "Glenowen."  Born  May  13,  1843.  Com- 
pany C,  2d  Virginia,  Stonewall  Brigade.  A  gallant  soldier. 
Terribly  wounded  at  Chancellorsville,  but  returned  to  the 
colors.  Married  Katherine  McCormick  on  September  4, 
1867.     Died  May  18,  1899. 

MRS.  JOHN  HOLLAND,  was  Rosabella  Woodville  Bogue, 
daughter  of  Francis  Stuart  and  Elizabeth  Boyd  Bogue  of 
Leesburg.     Born  January  31,  1832.     Died  June  16,  1899. 

THOMAS  W.  GRYMES.   Born  1856.    Died  September  9, 1899. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  NORBOURNE  NELSON  of  "  Linden,"  was 
Mary  Atkinson  Page,  daughter  of  William  Byrd  and  Eliza 
Mayo  Atkinson  Page  of  "Page  Brook."  Born  June  8, 
1827.  Married  Capt.  William  N.  Nelson  on  February  26, 
1852,  in  Baltimore,  at  the  residence  of  her  Uncle,  Rev. 
Thomas  Atkinson,  late  Bishop  of  North  Carolina.  Died 
at  "Linden"  October  10,  1899. 

WILLIAM  H.  THOMPSON.  Company  C,  2d  Virginia, 
Stonewall  Brigade.     Died  at  "Ben  Lomond"  October,  1899. 

IRA  W.  KEELER  of  Millwood,  son  of  Charles  H.  and  Kath- 
erine M.  Keeler.  Born  January  5,  1870.  Died  at  his 
home  in  Millwood  October  26,  1899. 

MRS.  PHILIP  PENDLETON  COOKE  of  "The  Vineyard," 
was  Ann  Corbin  Tayloe  Burwell,  daughter  of  William  N. 
and  Mary  Brooke  Burwell  of  "Glenowen."  Born  April 
29,  1818.  She  was  married  at  "Saratoga"  on  May  1,  1837. 
Died  at  her  home,  "  The  Vineyard,"  in  the  fiftieth  year  of 
her  widowhood,  on  November  23,  1899. 

PHILIP  H.  SHEARER  of  Millwood,  son  of  Henry  and  Eliza- 
beth Shearer  of  Millwood.  Company  C,  2d  Virginia, 
Stonewall  Brigade.     Died  1899. 

MISS  MARY  E.  NEVILLE,  daughter  of  James  Neville  of 
Millwood.     Died  1899. 

CLARA  HARRIS  (Colored).  Mammy  to  the  "New  Market" 
children.     Aged  86  years.     Died  1900. 

LEOPOLD  PHILIP  KLEPSTEIN.     Died  February  2,  1900. 

MRS.  JOHN  W.  TAVENNER,  was  Alberta  A.  Sowers.  Aged 
80  years,     Died  February  12,  1900. 

MRS.  LEANDER  CARLISLE,  was  Dorcas  Coffman.  Aged 
65  years.     Died  1900. 

THOMAS   HUGH   BURWELL  RANDOLPH,   son    of    Dr. 

Robert   Carter   and   Lucy   Wellford    Randolph   of  "New 

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Market."  Born  April  5,  1843.  Company  C,  2d  Virginia, 
Stonewall  Brigade.  Wounded  at  Manassas  July  21,  1861, 
and  imprisoned  for  two  years  at  Johnston  Island  and  Old 
Capitol  in  Washington.  He  married  E.  Page  Burwell  of 
"Carter  Hall"  on  February  4,  1869.  Died  at  "  Powhatan" 
April  23,  1900. 
"A  man  with  the  highest  sense  of  honor." 

JEREMIAH  WILSON.  Born  1826.  Married  Margaret  Bel- 
mire.     Died  1900. 

MRS.  JOSEPH  M.  FULLER,  was  Katie  E,  daughter  of  Syl- 
vester Smallwood.     Aged  23  years.      Died  June  28,  1900. 

DR.  BENJAMIN  HARRISON  of  "  Longwood,]'  son  of  Dr. 
Benjamin  and  Mattie  Cary  Page  Harrison  of  "Longwood." 
Born  May  27,  1859.     Graduate  of  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia  and   brilliant  practitioner   of  Richmond.     Died   at 
Hazelwood"  September  10,  1900. 

LIEUT.  FRANCIS  KEY  MEADE  of  "Prospect  Hill,"  First 
Lieutenant,  Company  H,  21st  U.  S.  Infantry,  eldest  son  of 
Francis  Key  and  Sarah  Callaway  Meade.  Born  in  Danville, 
Va.,  May  29,  1877.  Graduated  from  West  Point  in  the 
class  of  1898.  Immediately  after  graduation  he  served  in 
Cuba  and  was  wounded  at  Santiago.  He  was  ordered  to 
the  Philippines  in  the  Spring  of  1899  and  commanded  a 
Corps  until  the  time  of  his  death.  His  bravery,  original 
tactics  and  personal  supervision  of  his  men  frequently 
received  high  praise  in  the  general  orders  of  his  command- 
ing officers.  He  died  of  typhoid  fever  at  Manila  Septem- 
ber 22,  1900. 

ROSALIE  STEWART  SMITH,  infant  of  Horace  and  Mary 
Smith.     Aged  1  year.     Died  November  8,  1900. 

MRS.  DAVID  J.  MURPHY  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  was  Annie 
Sharpe,  daughter  of  Jessie  and  Elizabeth  Sharpe  of  Wil- 
mington. Lived  at  "Carter  Hall,"  Clarke  County,  for 
many  years  and  died  there  February  7,  1901. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  HENRY  WHITING  of  "Clay  Hill,"  was 
Mary  Jay  Foote  of  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.  Born  August  18, 
1826.  Married  W.  H.  Whiting  on  December  3,  1857. 
Died  at  "Clay  Hill"  February  15,  1901. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  EVERHART,  was  Mary  Ann  Diffenderfer 
of  Winchester.     Died  February  18,  1901. 

MRS.  JOSEPH  R.  JONES,  was  Courtney,  daughter  of  John 
Bird  and  Mary  Page,  who  was  the  daughter  of  Matthew 
and  Anne  Page  of  "Annefield."  Born  August  29,  1835. 
Married  Rev.  Joseph  Ravenscroft  Jones.  Died  at  her 
home  in  Millwood  March  2,  1901. 

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MRS.  TOWNER,  was  Maria  Ann  Brown  of  Loudoun  County. 
Aged  86  years.     Died  1901. 

LILLIE  R.  ROMINE.    Aged  8  years.     Died  1901. 

JOSHUA  JEFFERSON  DEWAR  from  Shenandoah  County. 
Born  April  25,  1842.     Married  Elizabeth  Wilson  of  Clarke 
County  in  1878.     Died  July  2,  1901. 
He  was  a  member  of  Capt.  Hugh  McGuire's  Cavalry  Com- 
pany and  a  gallant  Confederate. 

JOHN  PAGE  YOWELL,  son  of  Simeon  and  Sarah  Ann  Yowell. 
Born  July  2,  1836.  Married  Jemima  Tucker  of  Culpeper 
County.  Member  of  Company  C,  12th  Virginia,  Rosser's 
Brigade.     Died  July  15,  1901. 

WILLIAM  EVERHART  of  Berryville,  son  of  Jacob  Everhart. 
Died  1901. 

JOHN  W.  COPENHAVER:  of  Millwood,  son  of  Michael  B.  and 
Mary  E.  Copenhaver.  Born  April  18,  1851.  Maried  Rosa 
Taylor  of  Culpeper  County.  Died  at  his  home,  "Green 
Hill,"  Millwood,  December  22,  1901. 

PHILIP  GRYMES  RANDOLPH  of  "The  Moorings,"  son  of 
Major  Beverley  and  Mary  Conway  Randolph  of  "The 
Moorings."  Born  May  31,  1852.  Married  Ruth  O'Fallon 
of  St.  Louis.     Died  at  "The  Moorings"  February  16,  1902. 

MRS.  CHARLES  H.  KEELER  of  Millwood,  was  Catherine 
M.  Carver  of  Stephens  City.  Born  December  7,  1836. 
Died  April  14,  1902. 

COL.  RICHARD  HENRY  LEE  of  "Grafton,"  son  of  Edmund 
Jennings  Lee  of  Alexandria  and  Sarah  Lee,  his  wife  (and 
second  cousin),  daughter  of  Richard  Henry  Lee  of  West- 
moreland County.  Colonel  Lee  was  born  in  Alexandria 
and  moved  to  Jefferson  County  about  1844.  He  married 
Evelyn  Byrd  Page,  daughter  of  William  Byrd  Page  of 
"Page  Brook"  on  June  13,  1848.  Colonel  Lee  was  badly 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Kernstown,  in  Marr\  1862,  while 
gallantly  carrying  the  colors  of  his  regiment,  the  Second 
Virginia,  the  color-bearer  having  been  shot.  Later  he  was 
a  valued  Judge  of  this  County.  Died  at  "Grafton"  June 
18,  1902. 

MRS.  U.  LAWRENCE  BOYCE  of  "The  Tuleyries,"  was 
Belinda  Frances  Wright,  daughter  of  Maj.  Uriel  Wright 
of  St.  Louis.     Died  at  "The  Tuleyries"  October  31,  1902. 

ARCHIBALD  CARY  PAGE  of  "Longwood,"  son  of  Dr.  Mat- 
thew and  Mary  Cary  Page  of  "Longwood."     Born  January 
15,  1828.     Died  at  "Hazel wood"  January  1,  1903. 
One  of   the   landmarks  of  the  neighborhood — welcomed  at 
every  home. 

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DR.  RICHARD  KIDDER  MEADE,  son  of  Francis  B.  and 
Mary  Mann  Meade  of  "Prospect  Hill."  Born  October  4, 
1841.  He  was  studying  medicine  in  Winchester,  Va.,  at  the 
opening  of  the  war,  and  entered  Company  F,  2d  Virginia, 
Stonewall  Brigade.  He  lost  his  right  arm  at  the  lirst  battle 
of  Manassas,  July  21,  1861,  and,  after  his  recovery,  was 
promoted  to  General  Jackson's  staff.  In  May,  1862,  Gen- 
eral Jackson,  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia,  selected  "Dick" 
Meade  to  take  some  orders  to  General  Ewell  at  Gordensville, 
a  distance  of  100  miles  going  and  returning,  which  was 
covered  in  twelve  hours.  He  served  the  last  of  the  war  in 
South  Carolina,  after  which  he  made  teaching  his  profes- 
sion.    Died  at  "Prospect  Hill,  January  20,  1903. 

WILLIAM  BURWELL  JOLLIFFE,  son  of  John  and  Lucy 
Marshall  Jolliffe  of  "Glenowen."  Born  1837.  Married 
Catherine  Hemphill  of  Tennessee.  Died  at  his  home  in 
Millwood  July  26,  1903. 

MAUD  L.  WRIGHT  of  Mississippi,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  Mason  Wright  of  St.  Louis.  Born  1870.  Died  in 
Roanoke  September  16,  1903. 

MAJ.  BEVERLEY  RANDOLPH  of  "The  Moorings,"  son  of 
William  F.  and  Jane  Cary  Randolph  of  "Chillowee," 
Cumberland  County.  Born  June  26,  1823.  Married  Mary 
Conway  Randolph  of  "Saratoga"  on  August  1,  1847.  He 
entered  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  the  early  40's  and  served  in  the 
Mexican  War,  resigning  from  the  Navy  in  1850.  Then  he 
lived  at  "The  Moorings"  (except  during  the  Civil  War,  in 
which  he  served)  until  his  death,  dispensing  that  old  time 
hospitality  which  is  now  becoming  a  thing  of  the  past. 
When  an  old  man  he  always  enjoyed  young  people  and 
seemed  to  feel  one  of  them.  His  home,  since  closed,  has 
been  sadly  missed.  He  died  at  "The  Moorings"  November 
19,  1903. 

JOHN  W.  SHILEY,  son  of  George  M.  Shilev  of  Millwood. 
Born  July  4,  1889.     Died  November  21,  1903. 

MAJ.    NORBOURNE   THOMAS   NELSON  ROBINSON  of 

New  Orleans,  son  of  H.  M.  and  Lucy  Chiswell  Nelson 
Robinson.  Born  1839.  Died  in  Washington,  D.  O, 
December  9,  1903. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  NELSON  MEADE,  was  Louise  Porcher 
Allston,  daughter  of  Joseph  Blyth  and  Mary  North  Allston 
of  South  Carolina.  Born  June  5,  1862.  Married  Rev. 
William  N.  Meade  of  "Prospect  Hill"  October  6,  1887. 
Died  at  Anderson,  S.  O,  February  1,  1904. 

W.  SCOT  DAVIS.     Died  at  Pyletown  February  7,  1904. 

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MRS.  JOHN  M.  DICK,  was  Sarah  Ann  Hooper.  Born  August 
12,  1844.     Died  February  8,  1904. 

MRS.  GOULD,  was  Henrietta  Whiting,  daughter  of  George 
B.  and  Fanny  Horner  Whiting.  Born  1829.  Married  Mr. 
Gould  of  California.     Died  at  "Engleside"  April  7,  1904. 

GEORGE  W.  ESTEP  of  Millwood,  son  of  Dilmon  and  Matilda 
Fry  Estep  of  Millwood.  Born  October  20,  1871.  Married 
Magnolia  Ritter  of  Millwood  December  5,  1894.  Died 
April  11,  1904. 

THOMAS  N.  PYLE,  son  of  William  Pyle.  Aged  26  years. 
Died  June  7,  1904. 

MRS.  N.  BURWFLL  WHITING  of  "Pleasant  Hill"  was  Mary 
Camilla  Pleasants,  daughter  of  John  Pemberton  and  Mary 
Hall  Pleasants  of  Baltimore.  Born  July  8,  1824.  Married 
Mr.  Whiting  of  "Clay  Hill"  at  the  residence  of  her  half- 
brother,  William  Armistead  Pleasants,  in  Baltimore,  on 
July  24,  1852.     Died  at  "Pleasant  Hill"  June  10,  1904. 

LANDORA  M.  DIFFENDERFER.  Aged  58  years.  Died 
September  21,  1904. 

MRS.  MICHAEL  B.  COPENHAVER,  was  Mary  E.  Koontz. 
Born  October,  1816.  Died  at  her  home,  "Providence," 
Clarke  County,  October,  1904. 

MISS  THOMASIA  NELSON  MEADE  of  "Prospect  Hill," 
youngest  daughter  of  Francis  B.  and  Mary  Mann  Meade. 
Born  at  "Prospect  Hill"  December  7,  1852.  Died  at  that 
place  October  18,  1904. 

THOMAS  MANDUIT  NELSON  of  "Severn,"  son  of  Capt. 
William  N.  and  Mary  Page  Nelson  of  "Linden."  Born 
March  12,  1853.  Married  Susie  H.  Atkinson  of  Baltimore 
October,  1887.  Died  at  "Severn"  October  23,  1904. 
No  one  ever  lived  in  the  County  more  beloved  and  respected. 
A  friend  of  all. 

VIRGINIA  ESTEP,  infant  of  S.  D.  and  Mary  Estep  of  Mill- 
wood.    Died  November  6,  1904. 

MRS.  ADAM  THOMPSON,  was  Mary  Ellen,  daughter  of 
Simeon  and  Sarah  Ann  Yowell.  Born  October  12,  1828. 
Married  Adam  Thompson  December  7,  1848.  Died  Novem- 
ber 20,  1904. 

MRS.  A.  T.  TINSMAN,  was  Janie  Symons  of  Loudoun  County. 
Died  1904. 

THOMAS  T.  BOYCE  of  St.  Louis.  Aged  71  years.  Died 
January  16,  1905. 

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S.  B.  MASON,  infant.     Died  January  28,  1905. 

LOTTIE  HIBBARD.     Aged  3  years.     Died  February  27,  1905. 

EDMUND  PENDLETON  COOKE  of  "The  Briars"  and  "Sara- 
toga," son  of  of  John  Eston  and  Mary  Francis  Page  Cooke 
of  "The  Briars."  Born  May  23,  1870.  Graduated  from 
the  Virginia  Military  Institute  with  the  class  of  1891. 
Was  an  electrical  engineer.  Died  at  Camden,  S.  C, 
April  13,  1905. 

WALTER  GARRET  of  Boyce.  Aged  48  years.  Died  May 
1,  1905. 

MISS  EMILY  NELSON  of  "Brexton,"  daughter  of  Philip  and 
Emma  Page  Nelson,  Born  1855.  Died  at  "Brexton" 
May  3,  1905. 

MRS.  JEREMIAH  WILSON,  was  Margaret  Belmire.  Born 
1832.     Died  1905. 

MISS  MARY  BLAIR  WHITING  of  "Clay  Hill,"  daughter  of 
Francis  B.  and  Mary  B.  Whiting  of  "Clay  Hill."  Born 
November  18,  1821.     Died  at  that  place  June  27,  1905. 

MISS  LIZZIE  B.  WHITING  of  "Engleside,"  daughter  of 
Francis  Henry  and  Rebecca  Whiting  of  "Engleside." 
Born  1847.     Died  at  that  place  August  16,  1905. 

LUCY  WELLFORD  SMITH,  daughter  of  Warren  C.  and 
Betty  B.  Smith  of  "Summerville."  Born  at  that  place 
July  2,  1870.  Died  at  "Silver  Spring,"  Jefferson  County, 
August  20,  1905. 

MRS.  BEVERELY  RANDOLPH  of  "The  Moorings."  was 
Mary  Conway  Randolph  daughter  of  Dr.  Philip  Grymes 
and  Mary  O'Neal  Randolph.  Born  August  19,  1825. 
Married  Maj.  Beverley  Randolph  August  1,  1847.  Died 
September  7,  1905. 

MISS  MARY  TULEY  JACKSON  of  "The  Tuleyries," 
daughter  of  Dr.  J.  S.  and  Mary  W.  Jackson.  Lived  at 
"The  Tuleyries"  for  many  years  after  her  mother  married 
Col.  Joseph  Tuley.     Died  in  Washington  November,  1905. 

MISS  MARY  SUSAN  COPENHAVER  of  Millwood,  daughter 
of  Michael  B.  and  Mary  E.  Copenhaver  of  Millwood.  Died 
at  her  home,  "Providence,"  Clarke  County,  December  7. 
1905. 

MISS  ELIZABETH  LEWIS  BUR  WELL  COOKE  of  "The 
Vineyard,"  eldest  daughter  of  Philip  Pendleton  and  Ann 
Corbin  Burwell  Cooke  of  "The  Vineyard."  Born  July  22, 
1838.     Died  at  that  place  December  16,  1905. 

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MRS.  PHILIP  BURWEL  of  "Spout  Run,"  was  Maria  Horse- 
man Jer  Harrison,  daughther  of  Henry  and  Frances  Tabb 
Hirrison  of  ''Huntingdon."  Born  at  "Berkeley,"  on  the 
James  River,  April,  1851.  Married  Dr.  Philip  Burwell 
of  w'»  Henvin"  October  29,  1874.  Died"  at  her  home  in  Mill- 
w  >od  December  28,  1905. 

MRS  R.  HERM  V\  RITTERof  Millwood,  was  Lucy  C.Keeler, 
daughter  of  Middleton  and  Theresa  Keeler  of  Millwood. 
B  ti'.i  December  22,  18-11.  Married  Mr.  Ritter  December 
22,  1808.     Died  at  her  home  January  5,  1906. 

DR.  JOHN  PAGE  BURWELL  of  Washington,  son  of  Nathan- 
iel and  Dorothy  Page  Burwell  of  "Glenvin."  Born 
November  8,  1853.  Married  Lizzie  Mayhew  Wainwright 
of  New  York  September  24,  1872  After  her  death  he 
married  May  Warrington  of  Maryland.  Died  at  his  home 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  February  16,  1906. 

RICHARD  H.  WHITING  of  "Engleside,"  son  of  Francis 
Henry  and  Rebecca  Whiting  of  "Engleside."  Born  1850. 
Married  Sarah  Gold  ~f  Winchester.  Died  at  his  home 
March  12,  1906. 

JACOB  W.  VOROUS  of  "Chapei  Hill,"  son  of  Jacob  and 
Margaret  Wagely  Vorous.  Born  1846.  Married  Susan 
E.  vL-Cormick.  He  was  one  of  Mosby's  Men.  Died  at 
"Chapel  Hill"  May  8,  1906. 

DR.  WILLIAM  M.  PAGE  of  "Hazelwood"  and  of  California, 
son  of  Dr.  Matthew  and  Mary  Cary  Page  of  "Longwood." 
Born  June  13,  1831. 

He  graduated  in  medicine  from  the  University  of  Virginia, 
and  afterward  from  the  Medical  College  of  Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia. 

He  entered  the  United  States  Navy  several  years  before  the 
Civil  War  as  an  assistant  surgeon,  and  in  a  short  time  was 
promoted  to  be  a  passed  assistant  surgeon.  When  the  war 
broke  out  his  vessel  was  in  foreign  waters,  and  when  the 
ship  returned  to  the  United  States  in  the  fall  of  1861,  he, 
with  other  officers  from  the  South,  were  arrested  and  im- 
prisoned in  Fort  Hamilton,  N.  Y.  When  exchanged  he 
joined  Captain  (afterward  Colonel)  Marshall's  company  of 
cavalry,  serving  with  that  command  until  appointed  a  Sur- 
geon in  the  Confederate  Navy,  where  he  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war. 

In  1865  he  married  Emily  Carrington  of  Richmond. 

Died  in  Fauquier  County  May  8,  1906. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  A.  MERCHANT,  was  Mattie  Shearer, 
daughter  of  James  M.  Shearer  of  Millwood,  where  she  was 
born  in  1868.  Died  at  her  home  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
September  23,  1906. 


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